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1) Shalako
Author
Language
English
Description
He was a loner and a brooding man who trusted nothing and no one -- a white man as cunning as any Indian who owned nothing but his horse, his saddle and his guns. He was a man willing to gamble his life to get the woman he wanted. He was Shalako. Now Shalako is determined to cross the bleak Sonora Desert -- the Apaches' killing ground -- alone. On his way, he finds a European hunting party -- and a brave and beautiful young woman -- stranded and defenseless....
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English
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Logan Cates knew the many ways the Arizona desert could kill a man. He had ridden the sunblasted dunes, tracked the Apache over barren lava beds, sheltered in the dry washes of this forbidding land. Above all, he knew a man needed water to survive. Cates rode to Papago Wells a few miles ahead of an Apache war party led by the vicious Churupati. There he met a dozen desert wanderers whom chance had led to the only water between Yuma and hell. There...
3) Hondo
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Language
English
Description
He was etched by the deserts howling winds, a big, broad-shouldered man who knew the ways of the Apache and the ways of staying alive. She was a woman alone raising a young son on a remote Arizona ranch. And between Hondo Lane and Angie Lowe was the warrior Vittoro, whose people were preparing to rise against the white men. Now the pioneer woman, the gunman, and the Apache warrior are caught in a drama of love, war, and honor.
4) Apache devil
Author
Publisher
Gregg
Pub. Date
c1978.
Language
English
Description
Shoz-Dijiji, the Black Bear... a white man who believed himself to be a full blooded Apache, and who had dedicated his life to a feud against the treacherous "white eyes" who had invaded his country and destroyed his family... To the pony soldiers and to white travellers he became known as the Apache Devil, a pitiless scourge who swept in, killed, took his vengeance, and slipped away without a trace. Thus Shoz-Dijiji, the adopted son of Geronimo,...
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English
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All Ben Allison wants in El Paso is to buy a horse. But after the sale falls through, he runs into an old acquaintance and agrees to escort her son home to his father. But Ben is late and misses the stagecoach, and when it's attacked by Apaches, the boy is kidnapped because Ben wasn't there to protect him.
6) Apache
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education/Creative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the Apache lifestyle and history, including their forced relocation and how they keep traditions alive today. An Apache story recounts how the mountains were formed.
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
From hunting buffalo on the plains to harvesting the bulb of the agave plant in the rocky desert, the Apache have shown great resourcefulness throughout their history. This volume allows readers a glimpse into the rich culture of this native people, including the significant and sometimes tragic events that changed their traditional way of life forever. Famous Apache leaders Cochise and Geronimo are highlighted in the text as well as life on modern...
10) Rio Grande
Series
Publisher
Republic Pictures
Pub. Date
c1999.
Language
English
Description
John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara are embroiled in an epic battle with the Apaches and each other in this Ford classic. Lt. Col. Yorke heads to the Rio Grande to fight a warring tribe. But Yorke faces his toughest battle when his unorthodox plan to outwit the elusive Apaches leads to possible court-martial. Locked in a bloody war, he must fight to redeem his honor and save his family.
11) Rattlesnake
Author
Series
Publisher
BBC Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
When Jim Izancho, an Apache, and his family are severely harassed by the influential Warrenders who seek to acquire their land by force, Sheriff Frank Tenney fearfully anticipates the nature of Izancho's plan of vengeance.
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English
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Known as "The Scottish Gun," ex-Texas Ranger Ben Cameron rode into the dying mining town of Purgatoire for a drink--which means that he won't stop until he's good and drunk. Faced with a series of murders, the townspeople of Purgatoire look to Cameron for protection. The question is, can Ben Cameron still deliver?
Author
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Summary: The history of the Apache diaspora is laid out in this book in eight roughly chronological chapters. Each chapter also possesses a thematic focus on a key location to which Apaches were displaced over time: palaces, prisons, schools. The first part of the book begins by tracing precolonial histories of captivity and migration before examining the formation of Apache diasporas in the context of Spanish, Comanche, and French colonialism. Part...
14) Apache
Author
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"From the Great Plains of the Mid-West to the deserts of the Southwest, readers will be captivated by the rich and fascinating history and culture of the Apaches. These courageous people battled for their land, endured the harshest climates to maintain their way of life, and have persevered through modern economic struggles. This book tells the story of this resilient people and is illustrated with eye-catching photographs and artwork that reveal...
Author
Publisher
Five Star Western
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
In the wake of an agreement with Mexico on cross-border pursuit, the U.S. Army mounts an expedition to capture the Indian warrior, Geronimo. The hero of the tale is Russell Norwood, a cavalry officer, the heroine is a Mexican seÞorita, and the villain is Tom Horn, the ruthless chief of scouts.
16) Chato's land
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
A half-breed Apache kills in self defense and then finds himself on the run from a posse determined to see him hang.
17) Arrowhead
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
English
Description
Conflicts arise when a young Apache returns to his tribe after schooling in the East, and everyone is suspicious of his motives.
18) Canyons
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Language
English
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Description
Finding a skull on a camping trip in the canyons outside El Paso, Texas, Brennan becomes involved with the fate of a young Apache Indian who lived in the late 1800s.
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Series
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English
Description
In 1851 Olive Oatman was a thirteen-year old pioneer traveling west toward Zion, with her Mormon family. Within a decade, she was a white Indian with a chin tattoo, caught between cultures. The Blue Tattoo tells the harrowing story of this forgotten heroine of frontier America. Orphaned when her family was brutally killed by Yavapai Indians, Oatman lived as a slave to her captors for a year before being traded to the Mohave, who tattooed her face...
20) The war chief
Author
Publisher
ERBville Press
Pub. Date
[2009].
Language
English
Description
Andy MacDuff was just a baby when captured in a raid by the Apache chief, Geronimo, adopted by the leader, and grew up to be an expert hunter. As a young man he became an expert fighter and fell in love with an Indian maiden.
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