Cochise of Arizona

By Oliver La Farge

Book Overview

This is the true story, told in fictional form, of one of the greatest of all American Indian chiefs, Cochise of the Chiricahua Apaches. Indians were once thought of as warlike, and the encroaching white men as wanting peace, but it was the white men who forced Cochise into war against his will. History tells us that Cochise and his tiny band of warriors not only held the United States Army at bay for more than ten years, but they were often on the offensive. It is a heroic and extraordinary story. The stor

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865346755
• ISBN13: 9780865346758
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Sunstone Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7