The Black Legend: George Bascom, Cochise, and the Start of the Apache Wars Australian & Oceanian Literature survives the volcanic eruption of

survives the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa

Hariri & Hariri

The covers in this series are rendered by Colorado artist Robert Spellman

Human beings have a long history of looking to their dreams for guidance

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Black Legend: George Bascom, Cochise, and the Start of the Apache Wars Australian & Oceanian Literature survives the volcanic eruption ofIn 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 stepfathers ranch, Lieutenant George Bascom confronted Cochise even though there was no proof that the Chiricahua were responsible. After a series of missteps, Cochise