--- product_id: 43514653 title: "The Apache Wars: The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History" price: "€ 33.83" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/43514653-the-apache-wars-the-hunt-for-geronimo-the-apache-kid store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # The Apache Wars: The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History **Price:** € 33.83 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Apache Wars: The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History - **How much does it cost?** € 33.83 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/43514653-the-apache-wars-the-hunt-for-geronimo-the-apache-kid) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A stunningly vivid account of the manhunt for Geronimo and the Apaches’ decades-long struggle for their homeland—a vibrant saga of blood, power, family, and revenge from the renowned historian and author of The Undiscovered Country “An epic tale filled with Homeric scenes and unforgettable characters.”— Chicago Tribune They called him Mickey Free. He was the only man Geronimo ever feared. And his kidnapping in 1861 started the longest war in American history: the brutal struggle between the Apaches and the U.S. government for the control of the Southwest. When the Apache Wars finally ended in 1890, the western frontier had closed, and the once powerful Apaches had been imprisoned far to the east or corralled on reservations. In this critically acclaimed, monumental work, Paul Hutton unfolds over two decades of the last war for the West through the eyes of the men and women who lived it. This is Mickey Free’s story, but also the story of his contemporaries: the great Apache leaders Mangas Coloradas, Cochise, and Victorio; the soldiers Kit Carson, O. O. Howard, George Crook, and Nelson Miles; the scouts and frontiersmen Al Sieber, Tom Horn, Tom Jeffords, and Texas John Slaughter; the great White Mountain scout Alchesay and the Apache female warrior Lozen; the fierce Apache warrior Geronimo; and the Apache Kid. These lives shaped the violent history of the deserts and mountains of the Southwestern borderlands—a bleak and unforgiving world where a people would make a final, bloody stand against an American war machine bent on their destruction. Review: Justice to a Complicated and Blood Tale with a lot of Players. - The Apache Wars:...reminds me of Empire of the Summer Moon, another great history of frontier life dealing with the Comanche nation and an expanding Texas. The Apache Wars takes place further west over the several decades leading up to the mid-1890s. Living it as a participant on either side was a harrowing and violent experience where death (and possibly a gruesome death) could come out of the cottonwoods at any moment and where policy attempted to deal with a people writ large who were in reality a score of sub-tribes and family groups often fighting each other as well as Americans and Mexicans. It is possible to draw parallels to the American Experience in Vietnam. A military leadership both far away and on the scene who (with a few exceptions) didn't understand or sympathize with the other side. Boneheaded military decisions that put any peaceful resolution farther away rather than nearer. Attempts to pacify by telling natives where and how to live. A native combatant force that was mobile, fierce and hard to find most of the time. I hope interested readers keep with this book. The reality of the Apaches and the far flung American army posts that described the area were on both-sides semi-autonomous groups under the direct authority of local leaders. The number and strangeness of Apache sub tribe names and the names of individuals will probably be off putting to readers who expect to be able to keep players straight. If one accepts this book as more thematic by way of the collection of individual events and stories that describe the conflict, this works very well. I found it thoroughly engaging and fascinating as a history of a conflict largely forgotten. The writing is well done and quickly and effectively describes for the reader the types of experiences, key players, attempts to make policy and conflicts that make up the story of the end of the Apache's as controllers of their own destiny. A very good read I recommend. Review: Well worth it. - I read his previous book, The Undiscovered Country and thought this just might be a rehash of what I had read there. Thankfully I was wrong. Great read. ## Features - In the tradition of Empire of the Summer Moon, a stunningly vivid historical account of the manhunt for Geronimo and the 25-year Apache struggle for their homeland. ## Images ![The Apache Wars: The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81TMv0nK-GL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Justice to a Complicated and Blood Tale with a lot of Players. *by W***H on February 11, 2018* The Apache Wars:...reminds me of Empire of the Summer Moon, another great history of frontier life dealing with the Comanche nation and an expanding Texas. The Apache Wars takes place further west over the several decades leading up to the mid-1890s. Living it as a participant on either side was a harrowing and violent experience where death (and possibly a gruesome death) could come out of the cottonwoods at any moment and where policy attempted to deal with a people writ large who were in reality a score of sub-tribes and family groups often fighting each other as well as Americans and Mexicans. It is possible to draw parallels to the American Experience in Vietnam. A military leadership both far away and on the scene who (with a few exceptions) didn't understand or sympathize with the other side. Boneheaded military decisions that put any peaceful resolution farther away rather than nearer. Attempts to pacify by telling natives where and how to live. A native combatant force that was mobile, fierce and hard to find most of the time. I hope interested readers keep with this book. The reality of the Apaches and the far flung American army posts that described the area were on both-sides semi-autonomous groups under the direct authority of local leaders. The number and strangeness of Apache sub tribe names and the names of individuals will probably be off putting to readers who expect to be able to keep players straight. If one accepts this book as more thematic by way of the collection of individual events and stories that describe the conflict, this works very well. I found it thoroughly engaging and fascinating as a history of a conflict largely forgotten. The writing is well done and quickly and effectively describes for the reader the types of experiences, key players, attempts to make policy and conflicts that make up the story of the end of the Apache's as controllers of their own destiny. A very good read I recommend. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well worth it. *by K***R on December 22, 2025* I read his previous book, The Undiscovered Country and thought this just might be a rehash of what I had read there. Thankfully I was wrong. Great read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The truth about the Apache Nation. What is not taught in American History *by C***K on August 29, 2018* I read this book last year, but when I saw it offered at a reduced price on Amazon, I bought the Kindle version too. My other copy is hardback. This is really a well done history about the Apache Indians told in a manner that reads more like an exciting thriller. After reading it, I began a search for places where many famous events took place in the book, only to find that none but one or two are actually left to see. Seems our country has managed to not only subjugate and or destroy the Apache nation but also erase any historical geographical footprint. Sad that, because here is a history of a proud and fearsome people that initially were our allies, but because of greed and deception, they became an enemy and a force of much frustration and bloodshed. If you are American, you should read this, the untold truth. This book should be required reading in our schools. Kids, and everyone else, need to hear the truth of history. This is a good starting place. I’m happy I have it on Kindle so that I can reference it anytime without searching through stacks of books. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Apache Wars: The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History - Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History - Nine Years Among the Indians, 1870-1879: The Story of the Captivity and Life of a Texan Among the Indians --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/43514653-the-apache-wars-the-hunt-for-geronimo-the-apache-kid](https://www.desertcart.be/products/43514653-the-apache-wars-the-hunt-for-geronimo-the-apache-kid) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-05-20*