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Capitan Chiquito : a personal history of an Apache Chief, 1821-1919

Title

Capitan Chiquito : a personal history of an Apache Chief, 1821-1919 / John Paul Hartman ; foreword by Karl Jacoby.

Author

Hartman, John Paul, 1951-

Publication

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2022]
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Additional Authors

Jacoby, Karl, 1965-

Description

xvii, 170 pages : illustrations (some color); 24 cm.

Summary

"Drawn from personal recollections, historical records, and biographical research, Capitan Chiquito: A Personal History of an Apache Chief, 1821-1919 relates the little-known life and career of a leader of the Aravaipa band of Apaches during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. During his nearly 100 years of life, Chief Capitan Chiquito spent time in prison with Geronimo; defended his home territory in Aravaipa Canyon from the depredations of Anglo-Americans, Mexicans, and rival Native American tribes; suffered the brutal massacre and abduction of many of his people; and ultimately won from the federal government the right to live on and cultivate his canyon homestead. He died in 1919 at the age of 98 from complications of influenza while caring for ill members of his clan. In the opening pages, author John Paul Hartman reminisces about some of the people he has loved-and lost-during his time on the San Carlos Reservation in southeastern Arizona. His wife, Velma Bullis, great-granddaughter of Chief Capitan Chiquito; her father, Lonnie, the chief's grandson; and many others have preceded him through "the Western portal," departing this life. "There is nothing for me here in San Carlos now," he writes. "It is time for me to leave . . . But before they will let me go, I have a story to tell." As Hartman ends this work, he explains that he undertook the research and writing about his wife's ancestor as a means of closure for his two decades of life on the San Carlos Reservation. With the care of a historian and the dedication of an enthusiast, he has followed the trail of this notable leader, affording readers a unique view of a previously little-known yet intensely revealing historical narrative"--

Series Statement

Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest ; Number Fifty

Uniform Title

Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 50.

Subject

Genre/Form

Biographies.
History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-159) and index.

Contents

How I Came to Live with the San Carlos Apaches -- The Invasion of Apache Lands by the Spanish Empire -- The Apache War with Mexico -- A New Invasion: The Coming of the Americans -- The Apache War against the Americans -- The Second Coming of Jesus (Elias) -- Apache Revenge and Peace Talks with the Americans -- The Battle of Skull Cave and the Mystery of the Medal of Honor -- Troubles on the San Carlos Apache Reservation and Adventures with John Clum -- Clum and Apache Scouts Capture Geronimo and Clum's Resignation as San Carlos Agent -- Capitan Chiquito Returns to Aravaipa Creek -- Trouble's Name Is the Apache Kid -- The Imprisonment and Exile of Capitan Chiquito -- "He Once Rendered Valuable Service to the Government" -- Capitan Chiquito's Last Battle -- Epilogue: My Life after the Reservation (Seven Years After) -- Appendix One: Genealogy of Capitan Chiquito's Descendants -- Appendix Two: Timeline of Events in the Life of Capitan Chiquito -- Notes.

Call Number

JFE 22-4090

ISBN

9781623499976
1623499976

LCCN

2021040671
40031214201

OCLC

1264724821

Author

Hartman, John Paul, 1951- author.

Title

Capitan Chiquito : a personal history of an Apache Chief, 1821-1919 / John Paul Hartman ; foreword by Karl Jacoby.

Publisher

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2022]

Copyright Date

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest ; Number Fifty

Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 50.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-159) and index.

Chronological Term

1800-1899

Added Author

Jacoby, Karl, 1965- writer of foreword.

Other Form:

Online version: Hartman, John Paul. Capitan Chiquito First edition. College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2022 9781623499983 (DLC) 2021040672

Other Standard Identifier

40031214201

Research Call Number

JFE 22-4090

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