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

by Steve Price Narrated by Kaipo Schwab

Overview

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. 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 listeners deep into the Cochise Stronghold, through Massacre Canyon, and across Apache Pass. You'll 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 cottonwoods at Ojo Caliente. You'll be with General George Crook and Lt. Charles Gatewood as they pursue Geronimo through New Mexico, Arizona and even into Mexico's 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 easy but fast-paced storytelling 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 America's westward expansion known as Manifest Destiny, then spent twenty-seven years in exile and captivity before finally being allowed to return to their beloved homeland.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

In Praise of Steve Price's previous books:

“You don’t. have to be a horseman to enjoy America’s Wild Horses by Steve Price. It is a fascinating historical account of the wild horses still roaming parts of the American 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 stimulating discussions 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 Price’s Seasonal Guide to the Natural Year, you will be able to find that ‘union of time, place, and biological circumstance’ so delicate it takes one’s breath away.”— NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER

“Steve Price is not an armchair photographer and writer. He rolls up his sleeves and gets into his subject with a large helping of heart and soul. This book, Valley of the Big 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, and provide all the necessary reasons why we must preserve these last pockets of the wild.” — 
GENE MUELLER, Washington Times

“The Fish That Changed America by Steve Price is an exciting and detailed look at why anglers are so obsessed with bass fishing! The factual stories of how it all came to be and the lives of the pioneers involved give me even more reason to love the sport!” — MICHAEL IOCANELLI, professional angler and TV personality

Product Details

BN ID:	2940191546315
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	05/28/2024
Edition description:	Unabridged

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