{"product_id":"missing-in-action-the-apache-campaign-1885-1886-9781682355213","title":"Missing in Action: The Apache Campaign, 1885-1886","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMissing in Action\u003c\/em\u003e is the sequel to \u003cem\u003eReconstruction: Heal or Kill.\u003c\/em\u003e By 1885, the army had subdued the Plains Indians, but Geronimo's Apaches were on the loose. They raided, looted, and murdered along the border between Arizona and Mexico and disappeared as if by magic. The army could not find the Apaches, let alone defeat them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Slocum, a doctor's apprentice in \u003cem\u003eReconstruction: Heal or Kill, \u003c\/em\u003e has become a skilled surgeon. When his wife dies and his best friend is reported missing in action, Tom sets off, with Zeke, his teenage sidekick, to find his friend. During their journey down the Mississippi, Tom encounters crooked card sharks and an exploding steamboat. Zeke finds the girl who wears nothing but red bloomers, but gets drunk and loses his money.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen they arrive at Fort Bowie in the Arizona territory, Tom becomes a contract surgeon. He operates on soldiers and Indians, doesn't believe in killing, but uses his pistol when necessary. Indian myths and rumors lead him deep into Mexico to find his friend. When captured by a Mexican colonel, he, along with some Indian friends, fights to escape. He is there when Geronimo surrenders, Tom's friend says, \"This is the end of the wild west.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Raffensperger, MD, a former professor of surgery, portrays late-19th-century surgery and the last campaign to subdue Indians in the west. To ensure accuracy, he researched historic archives at the University of New Mexico and the Arizona Historic Society as well as visiting the locale. The story is fiction, but the author uses the names of army officers and the Apaches. There are enough gunfights, blood, and adventure to entertain lovers of western stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Strategic Book Publishing \u0026amp; Rights Agency, LL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682355213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"John Raffensperger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41521255579829,"sku":"9781682355213","price":11.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e410952b-7055-4ce7-a2d0-494313b7dd71.jpg?v=1641916814","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/missing-in-action-the-apache-campaign-1885-1886-9781682355213","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}