Robert M. Utley is the award-winning author of seventeen books on western American history. During his career with the National Park Service he served as chief historian and assistant director. He lives in Scottsdale, AZ.
"[A] sure-to-be-a-classic book. . . . Fast-paced and
engrossing.”—Wild West
*Wild West Magazine*
“The most complete, scholarly study of Geronimo’s life from
birth to death I have ever read.”—Howard Lamar, Yale University
*Howard Lamar*
“Completely original and very well sourced. In this, Utley
continues the high standard of his earlier books. . . . His careful
weighing of evidence and ferreting out of story lines from
far-flung and sometimes conflicting sources are impressive
throughout.”—Walter Nugent, University of Notre Dame
*Walter Nugent*
"An unflinching and engrossing chronicle of Geronimo’s life and
times. Drawing upon his mastery of western military history and his
ear for good stories, Robert Utley brings a remarkable and bloody
era to life."—Brian DeLay, author of War of a Thousand Deserts
*Brian DeLay*
"[Utley’s] long career as a Western American historian, his
association with the National Park Service, and his close attention
to the topographic detail of the Apache homeland guarantee a true
picture of the man who was neither hero nor thug. Geronimo was
never a chief, but he had a mysterious, surreal power that left his
people in awe, and often in fear, of him.” — Kirkus Reviews
*Kirkus Reviews*
“Meticulous and finely researched. . . . Utley achieves his goal of
humanizing Geronimo, fastidiously showing the transition from
bloodthirsty raider to subservient prisoner of war, fair
attraction, and, eventually, entrepreneur.”—Publishers Weekly
*Publishers Weekly*
Honorable Mention at the 2012 Southern California Book Festival in
the Biography/Autobiography category
*Southern California Book Festival*
Honorable Mention at the 2012 Southern California Book Festival in
the Biography/Autobiography category
*Southern California Book Festival*
“This biography by historian Robert Utley draws on new literature
and historical sources, stripping away the rumors. It tells
Geronimo’s story from both the white and Apache perspectives—what
it was like to be an Apache fighter, how Geronimo stayed free and
why he finally surrendered.”—Caspar [WY] Star-Tribune
*Caspar [WY] Star-Tribune*
"Robert Utley's Geronimo is a brilliantly researched and clearly
written biography of the Chiricahua Apache leader whose legend
never dies. Utley, the great historian of the American West,
adeptly fleshes out the man from the myth. A stunning
achievement!"—Douglas Brinkley, author of The Wilderness Warrior:
Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America
*Douglas Brinkley*
“Owing to Utley’s use of Mexican archival resources and newspapers,
this now stands as the most up-to-date and comprehensive
biographical study of Geronimo.”—Nathan Bender, Library
Journal
*Library Journal*
“Utley is widely regarded as dean of Western American historians. .
. . He has read virtually everything written about Geronimo and
produced a highly factual, easy-to-read biography. . .
. Geronimo shines a harsh, clear light that cuts through
the legend to reveal who this fighting man really was and how
American might ended his warrior ways.”—Marc Wortman, The Daily
Beast
*The Daily Beast*
“Given the merciless nature of warfare in the American Southwest,
it has always been difficult to remain objective about the
character and exploits of the Apache warrior Geronimo. Still,
Utley, acclaimed biographer and chronicler of the Indian wars, has
made a valiant effort. . . . Utley succeed[s] in describing the
human being behind the violent, almost demonic, image.”—Jay
Freeman, Booklist
*Booklist*
"[Utley] brings a lifetime of knowledge about the Indians of the
American Southwest to a search for the ‘real’ Geronimo. . . .
The Apache leader, he concludes, was a complex and contradictory
man, by turns defiant and submissive.”—Glenn Altschuler, Tulsa
World
*Tulsa World*
“Robert Utley is an accomplished and meticulous historian, with a
solid grasp of the history of the American West. . . . Utley .
. . has followed Geronimo skillfully through his various escapes
from Union soldiers . . . [until], while remaining under guard
as a prisoner of war, [Geronimo] ended up as a kind of American
celebrity.”—Larry McMurtry, New York Review of Books
*New York Review of Books*
“Robert Utley is an accomplished and meticulous historian, with a
solid grasp of the history of the American West. . . . Utley has
done a serviceable job of tracking Geronimo through his many raids
[and] . . . has followed Geronimo skillfully through his various
escapes from Union soldiers. . . . [Until], while remaining under
guard as a prisoner of war, [Geronimo] ended up as a kind of
American celebrity.”—Larry McMurtry, New York Review of
Books
*New York Review of Books*
“Geronimo famously eluded the United States Army during his
lifetime, and he has been dodging historians since his death.
Robert M. Utley, a distinguished chronicler of the West and author
of a biography of Sitting Bull, is the latest to make the chase,
and he has succeeded as well as anyone will.”—H. W.
Brands, Washington Post
*Washington Post*
“Geronimo famously eluded the United States Army during his
lifetime, and he has been dodging historians since his death.
Robert M. Utley, a distinguished chronicler of the West and author
of a biography of Sitting Bull, is the latest to make the chase,
and he has succeeded as well as anyone will.”—H. W.
Brands, Washington Post
*Washington Post*
"This fascinating account of the Native American freedom fighter
paints a complex picture of the warrior’s shocking
violence."—Sunday Times
*Sunday Times*
"Robert M. Utley’s scholarly biography of ‘the most famous North
American Indian of all time’ is treading . . . on sensitive
ancestral ground – but strides in fearlessly. For this slender book
is a potent challenge to Geronimo’s status within the ‘heroic
mould’ of noble Indian chiefs such as Sitting Bull and Crazy
Horse... Utley has dissected [Geronimo’s life] with forensic
rigour. . . . If you are intrigued by the real Apache behind the
burning ranches and scattered corpses of Cormac McCarthy’s novels
or John Ford’s films, then this is a valuable and recommended
read."— Brian Schofield, Sunday Times
*Sunday Times*
Won the 2013 Spur Award for Best Western Nonfiction-Biography given
by Western Writers of America.
*Western Writers of America*
Winner of the 2013 Wrangler Award in the Literary Nonfiction
category, given by the National Cowboy and Western Heritage
Museum.
*National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum*
Honorable Mention at the 2013 San Francisco Book Festival
in the Biography/Autobiography category
*JM Northern Media LLC*
“Compact, crisply written and provocative. . . . Utley peels away
the legend to reveal a complex and difficult man whose life began
in a world untouched by American civilization and extended into the
twentieth century.’”—Fergus M. Bordewich, Wall Street
Journal
*Wall Street Journal*
Geronimo is “compact, crisply written and provocative. . . .
Utley peels away the legend to reveal a complex and difficult man
whose life began in a world untouched by American civilization and
extended into the 20th century. Gen. Nelson Miles of the U.S. Army
. . . called him ‘one of the lowest and most cruel of the savages
of the American continent,’ as well as ‘one of the brightest, most
resolute, determined-looking men that I have ever
encountered.’”—Fergus M. Bordewich, Wall Street Journal
*Wall Street Journal*
"The depth of Utley's research, his impressive command of the
military history of the Southwest, and his sharp eye for detail
will likely make this book the standard by which all other works on
Geronimo will be judged for years to come."—Tim Hull, Tucson
Weekly
*Tucson Weekly*
Honorable Mention at the 2013 Great Southeast Book Festival in the
Biography category, given by JM Northern Media LLC.
*JM Northern Media LLC*
Shortlisted for the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers
Association, Reading the West Book Awards in the Adult Nonfiction
category.
*Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Assoc*
"A revision of previous accounts that portray Geronimo as a heroic
figure fighting to preserve his homeland."—Choice
*Choice*
"[A] professionally researched and written book that gives the
reader a condensed description of Geronimo and provides thoughtful
observations about the legend's complex life. It is definitely a
worthwhile read for those interested in Apaches or the Wild
West."—Bud Shapard, Journal of Arizona History
*Journal of Arizona History*
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