The Apache Wars: The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History

Written by:
Paul Amdrew Hutton
Narrated by:
Jonathan Yen

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
48
Narrator
13
Release Date
May 2016
Duration
17 hours 52 minutes
Summary
They called him Mickey Free. His kidnapping started the longest war in American history, and both sides blamed him for it. A mixed-blood warrior who moved uneasily between the worlds of the Apaches and the American soldiers, he was never trusted by either but desperately needed by both. Free was the only man Geronimo ever feared. He played a pivotal role in this long war for the Southwest with his pursuit of the renegade scout, Apache Kid.   In this sprawling, monumental work, Paul Hutton unfolds over two decades of the last war for the West through the eyes of the men and women who lived it. This is Mickey Free's story, but also the story of his contemporaries: the great Apache leaders Mangas Coloradas, Cochise, and Victorio; the soldiers Kit Carson, O. O. Howard, and Nelson Miles; the frontiersmen Al Sieber, Tom Horn, and Texas John Slaughter; the scout Alchesay and the Apache female warrior Lozen; the fierce Apache warrior Geronimo; and the Apache Kid. These lives shaped the violent history of the deserts and mountains of the Southwestern borderlands where a people would make a final, bloody stand against an American war machine bent on their destruction.
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Daniel V.

Sad, poignant, full of broken promises and expectations. During the period that this book covered, European interests trumped moral obligation. These denied obligations has forever fostered our collective guilt as a people of this country. Unfortunately we as a nation are still dealing with the aftermath. All of that aside, this book was incredibly detailed and interesting. It was well researched and the author was unflinching in his effort to weave the story. I'll probably listen to this book again. Well done.

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Sbruner27

I love Arizona and New Mexico so hearing this part of the history is amazing. The level of detail is so in depth that it is a little hard to believe at times. It really puts you in the moment and shows you exactly what happened and what was said by looking at historical clippings. I felt it was as impartial as you can be on such a hot topic. Loved it. Narrator did a great job.

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Percy D.

Excellent history.

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Anonymous

The content and research done for the book was amazing. The Indian Wars were a very sad part of our history and terrible how we treated them. I can see why they tried to fight back. The narration was a little weak considering they weren't pronouncing the places, rivers and such correctly.

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Charles F.

heart breaking.

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Anonymous

If you're itching to listen to 20 plus hours of a history book with plenty of murder, betrayal, torture, and tragedy read hastily in an insensitive and hypermasculine tone, here you go!

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