{"product_id":"the-black-legend-george-bascom-cochise-and-the-start-of-the-apache-wars-9781493063796","title":"The Black Legend: George Bascom, Cochise, and the Start of the Apache Wars","description":"In 1861, war between the United States and the Chiricahua seemed inevitable. The Apache band lived on a heavily traveled Emigrant and Overland Mail Trail and routinely raided it, organized by their leader, the prudent, not friendly Cochise. When a young boy was kidnapped from his stepfather's ranch, Lieutenant George Bascom confronted Cochise even though there was no proof that the Chiricahua were responsible. After a series of missteps, Cochise exacted a short-lived revenge. Despite modern accounts based on spurious evidence, Bascom's performance in a difficult situation was admirable. This book examines the legend and provides a new analysis of Bascom's and Cochise's behavior, putting it in the larger context of the Indian Wars that followed the American Civil War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Two Dot Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493063796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.60w x 1.10d","brand":"Doug Hocking","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52259556589749,"sku":"9781493063796","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f0cc1198-1760-4ef1-9efe-704a39bebf13.jpg?v=1771342176","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-black-legend-george-bascom-cochise-and-the-start-of-the-apache-wars-9781493063796","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}