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Cochise by Edwin R. Sweeney (Editor)
In addition to a close-up picture of a pivotal figure in western history, Cochise offers accounts of a vanished world from people who lived in that world.

History of Fort Bowie
A book-level thesis, this unindexed volume covers the history of Fort Bowie from the topographical survey done by LT John G. Parke to be used by the railroad that identified Apache Pass / Puerto del Dado that was then used by the Butterfield Stage / Overland Mail. The author discusses the Apache relationship with the coach station, the California Column, the Bascom Affair, and Rucker Canyon / Rocky Mesa. The resulting Chirichahua Agency / Reservation, provisions provided for the Apache, the use of alcohol, and the significance of Apache Spring and both Fort Bowie 1 and Fort Bowie 2 are also explained.

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History of Fort Bowie by Richard Y. Murray
Call Number: E83.88 M87 1951
A book-level thesis, this unindexed volume covers the history of Fort Bowie from the topographical survey done by LT John G. Parke to be used by the railroad that identified Apache Pass / Puerto del Dado that was then used by the Butterfield Stage / Overland Mail. The author discusses the Apache relationship with the coach station, the California Column, the Bascom Affair, and Rucker Canyon / Rocky Mesa. The resulting Chirichahua Agency / Reservation, provisions provided for the Apache, the use of alcohol, and the significance of Apache Spring and both Fort Bowie 1 and Fort Bowie 2 are also explained.
Trail Guide to Fort Bowie by Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Call Number: F819 .F6 T72 1976
National Park Service booklet with a map, topographical survey done by LT John G. Park and used by the railroad, pointing out the location of Apache Pass / Puerto del Dado, cemetery, Apache Spring and post trader (traditing post). Descriptive vignettes cover the history of the Bascom Affair, Butterfield Stage / Overland Mail, California Column, and even life in the Apache camp including their food sources and the Wikiup.
Cochise by Edwin R. Sweeney (Editor)
Call Number: E99.C68 C65 2014
ISBN: 9780806151922
Publication Date: 2015-09-01
In addition to a close-up picture of a pivotal figure in western history, Cochise offers accounts of a vanished world from people who lived in that world.
Once They Moved Like the Wind by David Roberts
Call Number: E99 .A6 C575 1994
ISBN: 9780671885564
Publication Date: 1994-07-19
Using first-person accounts in historical archives, David Roberts presents many sides of the Indian rebellion that began in the mid-1800s. Here is the epic and tragic story of Indian heroes--men and women--fighting for their land, their lives, and their freedom. 16 pages of photographs.
Apache Tactics, 1830-86 by Robert Watt
Call Number: E99 .A6 W3693 2012
ISBN: 9781849086318
Publication Date: 2012
The Apache peoples of the SW U.S., including Southern Arizona and northern Mexico, were so legendary as guerrilla fighters that their name is still a byword for a fierce, elusive and unpredictable foe. The tactics used at Apache Pass and against the California Column are still studied by military students today.
The Chiricahua Apache, Eighteen Forty-Six to Eighteen Seventy-Six by D. C. Cole
Call Number: E99.A6 C59 1988
ISBN: 0826310842
Publication Date: 1988-09-01