Massacre on the Lordsburg Road: A Tragedy of the Apache Wars Volume 15

by Marc Simmons

Book Overview

In the spring of 1883 Apache raiders massacred Judge McComas and his wife Juniata and kidnapped their six-year-old son Charley as the family traveled on a desolate road in southwestern New Mexico Territory, all victims of revenge sought by the Apaches for Gen. George Crook's campaign.

At the time, the entire circumstances concerning this tragic incident had not been fully understood--or perhaps cared about. In Massacre on the Lordsburg Road,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585444464
• ISBN13: 9781585444465
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"