Review of Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) by Willie K — 19 Oct 2007

I liked this a lot because it didn't fall for good guys/bad guys dichotomies - either the "noble savages and corrupt white guys" or the "civilized white men and vicious savages" dichotomies most westerns fall into. We essentially see five or six men trying to live out their convictions, and all of them thwarted by the intentions and policies of a powerful institution - the US government. This jives with the history I've been reading. There were bad soldiers, and good soldiers, murderous Indians and peaceful ones pushed into war.

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