Riding With Cochise: The Apache Story of America's Longest War

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Riding With Cochise brings the violent drama of the American Southwest to life through the eyes of the legendary Apache chieftain Cochise and three other tribal leaders, Geronimo, Victorio, and Mangas Coloradas. Relying largely on the oral histories told by relatives of these great warriors as well as personal diaries of others who were involved, veteran author Steve Price takes the reader deep into the Cochise Stronghold, through Massacre Canyon, and across Apache Pass. Youll sit beside the campfires of Tom Jeffords, the only white man Cochise ever fully trusted, and touch the faded stone walls of Fort Craig, the rock cairns at Dragoon Springs, and the magnificent cottonwoods at Ojo Caliente. Youll be with General George Crook and Lt. Charles Gatewood as they pursue Geronimo through New Mexico, Arizona and even into Mexicos Sierra Madre, and learn how a handful of Apache warriors could disappear into open desert, ride and sleep on horseback, and outwit thousands of American and Mexican troops for months at a time. Thoroughly researched and written in the authors easy but fast-paced story-telling style, Riding With Cochise presents a sweeping history of how one Native American tribe fought desperately to keep its land and its culture in the face of Americas westward expansion known as Manifest Destiny, then spent 27 years in exile and captivity before finally being allowed to return to their beloved homeland.

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Steve Prices attention to detail is evident in every paragraph as hedescribes, in his highly readable story-telling style, how the Apachesunder the leadership of Cochise, Geronimo, and other chiefs, foughtfor decades to preserve their culture and their homeland. I highlyrecommend this book for anyone interested in American history andespecially the story of this revered chieftain.SAMMY LEE, President, Sammy Lee Enterprises, Inc.

Riding With Cochise provides new insights by direct descendants offamous Apache war chiefs into the Apaches fight to protect theirland through broken treaties and promises that led to bloody, brutalbattles. Steve Price puts you in the saddle, by the campfires, and in thecanyons and mountains where it all happened.LOUIE STOUT, Michiana Outdoors News

This book will fill in the historical gaps in the Apaches storyfor many of us. Once you begin Riding With Cochiseyou'll find it hard to put down."TOM JENKINS, author of Where Custer Fell,a Native American Perspective

Steve Price has done it again. His immaculate research brings the early wild west days to life as he documents the lives of Cochise,Geronimo and others of the Apache Nation. Readers will also enjoy
chapters detailing how they, too, can travel along the same trailsridden by these chieftains. Riding With Cochise is truly an enjoyableread for everyone.BILL BAAB, Outdoor Editor, The Augusta Chronicle

In Praise of Steve Price's previous books:

You dont. have to be a horseman to enjoy Americas Wild Horses by StevePrice. It is a fascinating historical account of the wild horses still roaming parts of theAmerican West and the important role they have played in the growth of our nation.His countless hours of research, photos, and anecdotal stories will provide stimulatingdiscussions around corrals and campfires for years to come. --LOUIE STOUT, former staff writer, South Bend Tribune

If you are wise enough to carry this wonderful guide, Steve Prices SeasonalGuide to the Natural Year, you will be able to find that union of time, place, andbiological circumstance so delicate it takes ones breath away.--NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER

Steve Price is not an armchair photographer and writer. He rolls up his sleevesand gets into his subject with a large helping of heart and soul. This book, Valley of theBig Cats, provides us a chance to visit a little-known region. In Africa that today remains much as it was centuries ago. The images are a visual smorgasbord, andprovide all the necessary reasons why we must preserve these last pockets of the wild. --
GENE MUELLER, Washington Times

The Fish That Changed Americaby Steve Price is an exciting and detailedlook at why anglers are so obsessed with bass fishing! The factual stories of how it allcame to be and the lives of the pioneers involved give me even more reason to love thesport! --MICHAEL IOCANELLI, professional angler and TV personality

Author Bio

Steve Price is the author of 17 books, including the bestselling America's Wild Horses, and more than 3,500 magazine articles about American history, wildlife, fishing, hunting, and nature photography. He is a Contributing Editor for Field & Stream Magazine, and his photography has been widely used in books, magazines, and corporate publications throughout the country for more than four decades. A former resident of New Mexico, he now lives in Mena, Arkansas.