The Story of Geronimo


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(4.2 stars; 31 reviews)

Geronimo (1829 – 1909) was a prominent leader of the Bedonkohe Apache who fought against Mexico and the United States for their expansion into Apache tribal lands for several decades during the Apache Wars. "Geronimo" was the name given to him during a battle with Mexican soldiers.

After an attack by a company of Mexican soldiers killed his mother, wife and three children in 1858, Geronimo joined revenge attacks on the Mexicans. During his career as a war chief, he was notorious for consistently urging raids upon Mexican Provinces and their towns, and later against American locations across Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas. (Summary by Wikipedia) (3 hr 28 min)

Chapters

01 - Duel by Stallion 12:35 Read by Jules Hawryluk
02 - Raiding the Papagoes 17:19 Read by Jules Hawryluk
03 - Alope 12:16 Read by Matt Parker
04 - Massacre 11:48 Read by Matt Parker
05 - Flight 10:03 Read by Jules Hawryluk
06 - Revenge 15:36 Read by Jules Hawryluk
07 - The White Men 12:20 Read by Jules Hawryluk
08 - The Battle of Apache Pass 11:06 Read by Jules Hawryluk
09 - A Wounded Chief 10:54 Read by Jules Hawryluk
10 - A Chief Dies 12:23 Read by Jules Hawryluk
11 - Geronimo in Chains 9:23 Read by Jules Hawryluk
12 - Flight into Mexico 12:57 Read by Jules Hawryluk
13 - Fortress Paradise 10:52 Read by Jules Hawryluk
14 - Chief Gray Wolf 9:26 Read by Jeremy Christopher Wadkins
15 - The Discontented 10:09 Read by Jules Hawryluk
16 - Hunted Like Wolves 10:01 Read by sritchie1952
17 - A Gallant Soldier 7:45 Read by Jules Hawryluk
18 - The Last Surrender 11:52 Read by Jules Hawryluk

Reviews


(2 stars)

Found this reader's delivery very distracting. His accents did not do it for me.

To the Only Other Copy In This Specific Genre.


(3.5 stars)

This account,in comparison to the only other testimony,comes a tardy second on a lonely but sky level podium.My Life According to Geronimo by the same man has so much more of a personal edge,fire,passion,regret,the extreme feeling of loss & emptiness that this Apache Indian Chief Geronimo could never replace since the Mexican soldiers took away the lives of his wife,3 children & mother away from him before his eyes.This accounts mostly for the Confederates armys point of view whereas My Life according to Geronimo takes his testimony from of course his own point of view.The one thing I despised the most is that there was many obvious discrepencies between his account & the armies account,especially when the Presidents many promises of provision of land, welfare of his & many other tribes(including enemies that Geronimo specifically requested to presidents suprise),simply on the condition that Geronimo would retire from all warfare.I was simply gobsmacked at the Chief ability to keep a simple promise. 3 & 1/2☆.