Watch for Me on the Mountain
by Forrest Carter
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The white man had burned their land, raped their women, and slaughtered their children. He had made them a nation of slaves, and those he could not enslave, he promised to destroy. The Apache had one hope: vengeance. Out of the scattered remnants of the Apache tribes rose a man whose cunning, ferocity, and genuis for warfare would make him their leader in a last tragic struggle for survival. The Apache gave him their arms, their strength, and their absolute devotion. The white man gave show more him his name: Geronimo! show lessTags
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A very good book about the last of Geronimo's Escape from reservation life.
I found it very deep and interesting. I truly believe that the native Americans like Geronimo have a connection with the earth, nature, body and soul that is deeper than anyone living today has.
It makes me angry to read about how the first settlers treated the Indians.
This is not only a testament to the Indian, it tells us all that if we connect with the life around us we will see much more. Our bodies can be stretched beyond normal restrictions.
I found it very deep and interesting. I truly believe that the native Americans like Geronimo have a connection with the earth, nature, body and soul that is deeper than anyone living today has.
It makes me angry to read about how the first settlers treated the Indians.
This is not only a testament to the Indian, it tells us all that if we connect with the life around us we will see much more. Our bodies can be stretched beyond normal restrictions.
A really good historical fiction work where they take historical people, events, and their beliefs and write a good account of their story. This concerns Geronimo or Goyaałé and the story of his struggle against an evil deceitful government bent on destroying his people. A really enlightening read.
A well written account of the history of Geronimo and the Apachies war with the white man. It is very moving and disturbing at times but gives a vivid account of this persons journey through a very distasteful period in Americas History.
A biography of Geronimo, the Apache leader. Not nearly so much fun as Josey Wales, and certainly full of gore. Carter is not so in sync with this subject.
> Ecrit par un indien cherokee, voici sans doute le meilleur ouvrage consacré aux Apaches.
—3e millénaire
—3e millénaire
Mar 2, 2019 (Edited)French
odvedu vás do sierry madre
May 31, 2024Czech
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Forrest Carter (1925-71) also wrote Josey Wales: Two Westerns.
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- Canonical title
- Watch for Me on the Mountain
- Original title
- Cry Geronimo
- Alternate titles
- Watch for Me on the Mountain
- Original publication date
- 1978
- Epigraph
- Were half the power, that fills the world with terror,
Were half the wealth, bestowed on camaps and courts,
Given to redeem the human mind from error,
There were no need of arsenals or forts:
"The Arsenal at Sprin... (show all)gfield", Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Dedication
- to Geronimo's Children and Chokole
- First words
- Sun mottled through the brittle brush, camouflage fashion, over the Apache sitting beside it.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The shadow time was September 4, 1886.
- Original language*
- Amerikanisch
*Some information comes from Common Knowledge in other languages. Click "Edit" for more information.
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