The Apaches: A History and Culture Portrait

by James L. Haley

Book Overview

Apaches: A History and Culture Portrait, James L. Haley's dramatic saga of the Apaches' doomed guerrilla war against the whites, was a radical departure from the method followed by previous histories of white-native conflict. Arguing that "you cannot understand the history unless you understand the culture," Haley begins by discussing the lifeway of the Apaches--their mythology and folklore, religious customs, everyday life, and social mores. Haley...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806129786
• ISBN13: 9780806129785
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 9.0"