The Wrath of Cochise: The BASCOM Affair and the Origins of the Apache Wars

by Terry Mort

Book Overview

In February 1861, the twelve-year-old son of Arizona rancher John Ward was kidnapped by Apaches. Ward followed their trail and reported the incident to patrols at Fort Buchanan, blaming a band of Chiricahuas led by the infamous warrior Cochise. Though Ward had no proof that Cochise had kidnapped his son, Lt. George Bascom organized a patrol and met with the Apache leader, who, not suspecting anything was amiss, had brought along his wife, his brother,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1605984221
• ISBN13: 9781605984223
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"