|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 7,150
Campfire Tracker
|
OP
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 7,150 |
... And discussing current events, mostly the government's most recent promises of autonomy for all Indian tribes.
Cochise asked Geronimo, "Given the government's willingness to protect us on reservations... why do you need so many arrows..?"
"It's a source of great pride, that when I google my name, I find book titles and not mug shots." Daniel C. Chamberlain
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 2,461
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 2,461 |
That reminds me of something. I just read a book by S.M. Barrett about Geronimo. It was a pretty good read, he sure didn't care for Mexicans. It was written late in Geronimo's life, the author sat down and did interviews with him. You can get the PDF version here. https://www.ibiblio.org/ebooks/Geronimo/GerStory.pdf
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 151,808 Likes: 19
Campfire Savant
|
Campfire Savant
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 151,808 Likes: 19 |
He could see they were gonna take over sooner or later.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 6,518
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 6,518 |
No more than ten arrows per quiver!
If we live long enough, we all have regrets. But the ones that nag at us the most are the ones in which we know we had a choice.
Doug
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 69,297 Likes: 15
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 69,297 Likes: 15 |
That reminds me of something. I just read a book by S.M. Barrett about Geronimo. It was a pretty good read, he sure didn't care for Mexicans. It was written late in Geronimo's life, the author sat down and did interviews with him. You can get the PDF version here. https://www.ibiblio.org/ebooks/Geronimo/GerStory.pdfThanks for posting that.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 2,092
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 2,092 |
Mexicans killed Geronimo’s mother, wife, and 3 young children.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 2,461
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 2,461 |
That reminds me of something. I just read a book by S.M. Barrett about Geronimo. It was a pretty good read, he sure didn't care for Mexicans. It was written late in Geronimo's life, the author sat down and did interviews with him. You can get the PDF version here. https://www.ibiblio.org/ebooks/Geronimo/GerStory.pdfThanks for posting that. No problem, I had never read anything about Geronimo specifically and found it a good read. I know there are some on here interested in history and figured I would post it.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 40,179
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 40,179 |
The Anasazi painted like they were drunk ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/FPOoYcV.jpg) The mimbreno apaches were much better at straight lines ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/bFhaNNI.jpg)
Son of a liberal: " What did you do in the War On Terror, Daddy?"
Liberal father: " I fought the Americans, along with all the other liberals."
MOLON LABE
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 8,252 Likes: 5
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 8,252 Likes: 5 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 17,231 Likes: 2
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 17,231 Likes: 2 |
The Anasazi painted like they were drunk The mimbreno apaches were much better at straight lines it doesn't matter...... because grave-robbers don't care! 
...Actually Sycamore, you are sort of right....
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 13,392 Likes: 4
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 13,392 Likes: 4 |
It's been a long time since I read Life Among The Apaches by John C. Cremony, but I believe he wrote that when he questioned why they hated Mexicans so much they replied that God had put Mexicans on the earth for Apaches to kill. That would have been before Geronimo's time, but when they murdered most of his family, it is understandable why he wouldn't like them too much.  L.W.
"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." (William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830s.)
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 15,568 Likes: 4
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 15,568 Likes: 4 |
Maybe Geronimo's territory was "invaded" by Mexicans - a politically incorrect concept.
NRA Member - Life, Benefactor, Patron
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 16,710 Likes: 3
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 16,710 Likes: 3 |
Geronimo was a great warrior. One to be reckoned with.
The deer hunter does not notice the mountains
"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve" - Isoroku Yamamoto
There sure are a lot of America haters that want to live here...
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 5,135
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 5,135 |
He seemed to be a man of his word, unfortunately most white authorities of his time weren’t.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 997
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 997 |
Most excellent read. Thank you for posting.
|
|
|
|
|
668 members (160user, 1eyedmule, 1beaver_shooter, 10gaugeman, 10gaugemag, 12344mag, 74 invisible),
2,944
guests, and
1,300
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,192,735
Posts18,494,938
Members73,977
| |
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|
