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Capitan Chiquito : A Personal History of an Apache Chief, 1821-1919
Title
Capitan Chiquito : A Personal History of an Apache Chief, 1821-1919 / John Paul Hartman ; foreword by Karl Jacoby.
ISBN
9781623499983
9781623499976
Edition
First edition.
Publication
College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2022]
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2023
Copyright Notice Date
©[2022]
Physical Description
1 online resource (208 pages): illustrations (some color), maps (some color) :
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Summary
"Drawn from personal recollections, historical records, and biographical research, Capitan Chiquito: A Personal History of an Apache Chief, 1821-1919 relates the little-known life and career of a leader of the Aravaipa band of Apaches during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. During his nearly 100 years of life, Chief Capitan Chiquito spent time in prison with Geronimo; defended his home territory in Aravaipa Canyon from the depredations of Anglo-Americans, Mexicans, and rival Native American tribes; suffered the brutal massacre and abduction of many of his people; and ultimately won from the federal government the right to live on and cultivate his canyon homestead. He died in 1919 at the age of 98 from complications of influenza while caring for ill members of his clan. In the opening pages, author John Paul Hartman reminisces about some of the people he has loved-and lost-during his time on the San Carlos Reservation in southeastern Arizona. His wife, Velma Bullis, great-granddaughter of Chief Capitan Chiquito; her father, Lonnie, the chief's grandson; and many others have preceded him through "the Western portal," departing this life. "There is nothing for me here in San Carlos now," he writes. "It is time for me to leave . . . But before they will let me go, I have a story to tell." As Hartman ends this work, he explains that he undertook the research and writing about his wife's ancestor as a means of closure for his two decades of life on the San Carlos Reservation. With the care of a historian and the dedication of an enthusiast, he has followed the trail of this notable leader, affording readers a unique view of a previously little-known yet intensely revealing historical narrative"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Project Muse books annual backfile collection 2023.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 17, 2024
Series
Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest ; Number Fifty
Contents
How I Came to Live with the San Carlos Apaches
The Invasion of Apache Lands by the Spanish Empire
The Apache War with Mexico
A New Invasion: The Coming of the Americans
The Apache War against the Americans
The Second Coming of Jesus (Elias)
Apache Revenge and Peace Talks with the Americans
The Battle of Skull Cave and the Mystery of the Medal of Honor
Troubles on the San Carlos Apache Reservation and Adventures with John Clum
Clum and Apache Scouts Capture Geronimo and Clum's Resignation as San Carlos Agent
Capitan Chiquito Returns to Aravaipa Creek
Trouble's Name Is the Apache Kid
The Imprisonment and Exile of Capitan Chiquito
"He Once Rendered Valuable Service to the Government"
Capitan Chiquito's Last Battle
Epilogue: My Life after the Reservation (Seven Years After)
Appendix One: Genealogy of Capitan Chiquito's Descendants
Appendix Two: Timeline of Events in the Life of Capitan Chiquito
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History.
Biographies.
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