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The Apache Novels #1-2
Complete Apache Series: The War Chief/Apache Devil
The Complete Apache The War Chief and Apache Devil features both
The War Chief
A realistic historical novel about life and death on an Apache reservation during the final years of the Apache wars until the death of Cochise and the surrender of Geronimo.
The story focuses on Andy MacDuff, an infant kidnapped by the Apaches in a raid, adopted by Geronimo and renamed Shoz-Dijiji, or Black Bear.
He is given a proper Apache upbringing, including initiation into all the rites and responsibilities of Indian Manhood.
He excels at the crucial skills of hunting and warfare, shows himself to be strong and courageous, and soon is made a highly prized war chief.
During his apprenticeship, Shoz-Dijiji falls in love with Ish-Kay-Nay, an Apache maiden, who, unfortunately is coveted by another Apache chief, Juh, who hates Shoz-Dijiji for being Geronimo’s favorite.
Apache Devil
Shoz-Dijiji, or Black Bear, kidnapped by the Apaches from his white pioneer family as an infant and raised by Geronimo, is now a brave and accomplished Apache War Chief.
In addition to the skills of hunting and warfare he has learned to hate violently the pin-dah-lickoyee (“white eyes”) from witnessing their consistently wretched treatments of the violation of treaties, forced imprisonment on reservations, and economic exploitation.
Shoz-Dijiji is also embittered by bereavement over the death of a young Indian maiden he had loved.
He becomes notorious as the blood thirsty Apache Devil a daring and intrepid raider.
His adventures bring him together with Wichita Billings, a tough-minded white frontier girl, and they reluctantly fall in love, despite seeming culture and racial differences.
But the main action of the novel is the final pursuit and surrender of Geronimo to General Miles chronicled here in grim and realistic detail.
The War Chief
A realistic historical novel about life and death on an Apache reservation during the final years of the Apache wars until the death of Cochise and the surrender of Geronimo.
The story focuses on Andy MacDuff, an infant kidnapped by the Apaches in a raid, adopted by Geronimo and renamed Shoz-Dijiji, or Black Bear.
He is given a proper Apache upbringing, including initiation into all the rites and responsibilities of Indian Manhood.
He excels at the crucial skills of hunting and warfare, shows himself to be strong and courageous, and soon is made a highly prized war chief.
During his apprenticeship, Shoz-Dijiji falls in love with Ish-Kay-Nay, an Apache maiden, who, unfortunately is coveted by another Apache chief, Juh, who hates Shoz-Dijiji for being Geronimo’s favorite.
Apache Devil
Shoz-Dijiji, or Black Bear, kidnapped by the Apaches from his white pioneer family as an infant and raised by Geronimo, is now a brave and accomplished Apache War Chief.
In addition to the skills of hunting and warfare he has learned to hate violently the pin-dah-lickoyee (“white eyes”) from witnessing their consistently wretched treatments of the violation of treaties, forced imprisonment on reservations, and economic exploitation.
Shoz-Dijiji is also embittered by bereavement over the death of a young Indian maiden he had loved.
He becomes notorious as the blood thirsty Apache Devil a daring and intrepid raider.
His adventures bring him together with Wichita Billings, a tough-minded white frontier girl, and they reluctantly fall in love, despite seeming culture and racial differences.
But the main action of the novel is the final pursuit and surrender of Geronimo to General Miles chronicled here in grim and realistic detail.
516 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 2008
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Edgar Rice Burroughs
2,740 books2,726 followersEdgar Rice Burroughs was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic John Carter, although he produced works in many genres.
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February 20, 2024
It is a darn shame that ERB only wrote four westerns over the course of his amazing literary career. The two in-series westerns included in this pack are a collection of novels about the surviving child of an Apache raid named Andy MacDuff, renamed Shoz-Dijiji or Black Bear after he was adopted by the famed tribal leader, Geronimo.
Burroughs' incredible respect for the Native American culture is extraordinarily demonstrated in his treatment of the characters especially when one considers how so many other writers communicated the "savage" tendencies of the Apache and downplayed similar behavior from their pin-dah-lickoyee (“white eyes”), enemies.
In the first book, titled War Chief, Shoz-Dijiji demonstrates incredible skill for the Apache warrior abilities, which lead to envy by the other young men in the tribe. He is exceptional at hunting and warfare, which are amplified by his stealth and cunning. Juh, an Apache Chief from another tribe, believes that Shoz-Dijiji has been coddled, so he attempts to take away from him, Ish-Kay-Nay, an Apache maiden promised to become his wife.
In the second novel, Shoz-Dijiji has become a mighty and feared warrior who is notorious for his avid hate of the pin-dah-lickoyee. There is intense, realistic action in the battle sequences that make one feel as if one is witness to those moments. Also, Shoz-Dijiji's actual parentage becomes an aspect of the drama, especially when he meets Wichita Billings, a white frontier-woman that attracts his attention.
This is Burroughs at his best and to have these two novels in one volume is fantastic.
Burroughs' incredible respect for the Native American culture is extraordinarily demonstrated in his treatment of the characters especially when one considers how so many other writers communicated the "savage" tendencies of the Apache and downplayed similar behavior from their pin-dah-lickoyee (“white eyes”), enemies.
In the first book, titled War Chief, Shoz-Dijiji demonstrates incredible skill for the Apache warrior abilities, which lead to envy by the other young men in the tribe. He is exceptional at hunting and warfare, which are amplified by his stealth and cunning. Juh, an Apache Chief from another tribe, believes that Shoz-Dijiji has been coddled, so he attempts to take away from him, Ish-Kay-Nay, an Apache maiden promised to become his wife.
In the second novel, Shoz-Dijiji has become a mighty and feared warrior who is notorious for his avid hate of the pin-dah-lickoyee. There is intense, realistic action in the battle sequences that make one feel as if one is witness to those moments. Also, Shoz-Dijiji's actual parentage becomes an aspect of the drama, especially when he meets Wichita Billings, a white frontier-woman that attracts his attention.
This is Burroughs at his best and to have these two novels in one volume is fantastic.
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October 2, 2009The War Chief by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1927)
January 20, 2016
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A good look at the Apache wars from the perspective of the red man battling for his vanishing way of life in a changing world.
A good look at the Apache wars from the perspective of the red man battling for his vanishing way of life in a changing world.
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