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Court-martial of Apache Kid, the Renegade of Renegades
Clare V. McKanna
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Description for Court-martial of Apache Kid, the Renegade of Renegades
A legal odyssey of the Indian scout who became a Western legend. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JH; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
In 1887, when a young first sergeant of scouts at San Carlos Agency left his duty station to avenge his grandfathers murder in a tribal manner, he began an inextricable journey through three legal systems: Apache, military, and civil. Though his trials would not end in justice, each played its part in transforming Apache Kid into Arizonas legendary renegade of renegades. Tried for desertion and mutiny under military law, Kid escaped death by firing squad when his sentence was remitted on appeal. Civil authorities then charged and convicted Kid for assault to murder and sentenced him to seven years in ... Read more
In 1887, when a young first sergeant of scouts at San Carlos Agency left his duty station to avenge his grandfathers murder in a tribal manner, he began an inextricable journey through three legal systems: Apache, military, and civil. Though his trials would not end in justice, each played its part in transforming Apache Kid into Arizonas legendary renegade of renegades. Tried for desertion and mutiny under military law, Kid escaped death by firing squad when his sentence was remitted on appeal. Civil authorities then charged and convicted Kid for assault to murder and sentenced him to seven years in ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Texas, United States
ISBN
9780896726529
SKU
V9780896726529
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About Clare V. McKanna
Clare V. McKanna, Jr., teaches history at San Diego State University, specializes in Native American history, and is the author of White Justice in Arizona: Apache Murder Trials in the Nineteenth Century (TTUP, 2005) as well as Race and Homicide in Nineteenth-Century California and The Trial of ""Indian Joe."" He lives in San Diego, California. Sidney L. Harring, professor, CUNY ... Read more
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