A Clash of Cultures: Fort Bowie and the Chiricahua Apaches - Robert M. Utley - Paperback

This publication tells the story of the bitter conflict between the Chiricahua Apaches and the United States military. For more than 30 years Fort Bowie and Apache Pass were the focal point of military operations eventually culminating in the surrender of Geronimo in 1886 and the banishment of the Chiricahuas to Florida and Alabama. Fort Bowie was the site of the Bascom Affair, a wagon train massacre, and the battle of Apache Pass, where a large force of Chiricahua Apaches under Mangus Colorados and Cochise fought the California Volunteers. Fort Bowie is known as the monument to the bravery and endurance of U.S. soldiers in paving the way for westward settlement and the taming of the western frontier.Utley, Robert Marshall is the author of 'A Clash of Cultures: Fort Bowie and the Chiricahua Apaches - Robert M. Utley - Paperback' with ISBN 9780912627496 and ISBN 0912627492.