Chasing shadows: Indians along the United States-Mexico border, 1876-1911

428 Pages·1998·1.69 MB·English

by  Shelley Ann Bowen Hatfield

Chasing Shadows : Indians Along the
title:
United States-Mexico Border, 1876-1911
author: Hatfield, Shelley Ann Bowen.
publisher: University of New Mexico
isbn10 | asin: 0826318533
print isbn13: 9780826318534
ebook isbn13: 9780585200958
language: English
Indians of Mexico--Government relations,
Indians of North America--Government
relations--1869-1934, Apache Indians--
subject
Wars, Mexico--Foreign relations--United
States, United States--Foreign relations--
Mexico.
publication date: 1998
lcc: F1219.3.G6H37 1998eb
ddc: 323.1/197072
Indians of Mexico--Government relations,
Indians of North America--Government
relations--1869-1934, Apache Indians--
subject:
Wars, Mexico--Foreign relations--United
States, United States--Foreign relations--
Mexico.
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Chasing Shadows
Indians Along the United States-Mexico Border
18761911
Shelley Bowen Hatfield
University of New Mexico Press Albuquerque
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© 1998 University of New Mexico Press
All rights reserved.
FIRST EDITION
Map 1 cartography by Nancy Lamm, © 1997 by the University of New
Mexico Press.
Map 2 courtesy of the Arizona Historical Society/Tucson, Don Bufkin
map.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hatfield, Shelley Ann Bowen, 1947-
[Indians of the United States-
Mexico border during the Porfiriato, 18761911]
Chasing shadows: Indians along the United States-Mexico border,
18761911 / Shelley Bowen Hatfield. 1st ed.
p. cm.
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D. University of
New Mexico, 1983) under title: Indians of the United States-Mexico
border during the Porfiriato, 18761911.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8263-1853-3 (cloth)
1. Indians of Mexico Government relations. 2. Indians of North
America Government relations 18691934. 3. Apache Indians Wars.
4. Mexico Foreign relations United States. 5. United States
Foreign relations Mexico. I. Title.
F1219.3.G6H37 1998
328.1'197072 DC21 97-13403
CIP
Page v
To Bob and Berry
Page vii
Contents
Illustrations ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Prologue 1
Chapter One 11
The Failure of The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,
18481876
Chapter Two 22
The Yankee Peril, 18771880
Chapter Three 40
A Reciprocal Crossing Agreement, 18811882
Chapter Four 55
The Tiger of the Human Species, 18831885
Chapter Five 84
The Crawford Affair, 18851886
Chapter Six 100
The Beginning of the End, 1886
Chapter Seven 114
Apaches, Yaquis, and Bandits, 18871911
Chapter Eight 130
River Pilots and Pony Soldiers
Chapter Nine 136
Conclusion
Notes 143
Bibliography 177
Index 195
Page ix
Illustrations
Figure 1 73
Emmet Crawford
Figure 2 74
Crawford's Apache scouts
Figure 3 75
Oeronimo and warriors
Figure 4 76
Geronimo's camp
Figure 5 77
Apaches prior to surrender
Figure 6 78
Apache Kid
Figure 7 79
Nana
Figure 8 80
Yaqui and Samurai
Figure 9 81
Company of Apache scouts
Figure 10 82
Troop A

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Figure 11 83
Victorio
Map 1 xv
The U.S.-Mexico Border
Map 2 91
The Death of Emmet Crawford