Mangas Coloradas led his Chiricahua Apache people for almost forty years. During the last years of Mangas's life, he and his son-in-law Cochise led an assault against white settlement in Apacheria that made the two of them the most feared warriors in the Southwest. In this first full-length biography of the legendary chief, Ed Sweeney vividly portrays the Apache culture in which Mangas rose to power and the conflict with Americans that led to his brutal death.
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Mangas Coloradas led his Chiricahua Apache people for almost forty years. During the last years of Mangas's life, he and his son-in-law Cochise led an assault against white settlement in Apacheria that made the two of them the most feared warriors in the Southwest. In this first full-length biography of the legendary chief, Ed Sweeney vividly portrays the Apache culture in which Mangas rose to power and the conflict with Americans that led to his brutal death.
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Add this copy of Mangas Coloradas, Volume 231: Chief of the Chiricahua to cart. $15.00, very good condition, Sold by Apache Country Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tucson, AZ, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by University of Oklahoma Press.
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Very good in good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 608 p. Contains: Illustrations. Civilization of the American Indian, 231. Audience: General/trade. Very clean, unmarked book in beautiful condition. Dust jacket has 1/4 inch tear at bottom back corner.
