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Tells the story of the Norwegian explorer Helge Ingstad's sojourn among the Apaches near the White Mountain Reservation in Arizona and his epic journey to locate the "lost" group of their brethren in the Sierra Madres in the 1930s

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations  viiPreface by Benedicte Ingstad  ixIntroduction by Thomas J. Nevins  xvii 1. The Long Migration  12. San Carlos  113. White Mountain  214. Glimpse of the Old and the New  355. Dance and Prayer  456. Apache Cowboy Life on the White Mountain Reservation  597. An Expedition Is Planned  778. South into Mexico  919. Through the Western Sierra Madre  10310. Nacori Chico  11911. Through the Heart of the Sierra Madre  12912. Dramatic Christmas  14713. Cave Country  15514. Prisoners from the Wilderness  171 Notes  183Bibliography  187

About the Author

After practicing law for four years, then selling his practice for “fear of becoming rich,” Helge Ingstad (1899–2001) became a self-taught ethnographer, historian, and world-renowned explorer. He is the author of the best-selling Land of Feast and Famine and coauthor (with Anne Stine Ingstad) of The Viking Discovery of America: The Excavation of a Norse Settlement in L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. Benedicte Ingstad is the daughter of Helge Ingstad. Thomas J. Nevins is a PhD candidate in anthropology at the University of Virginia.

Reviews

"Drawn from his journals, this is a very personal, detailed, and engaging text that tells of his search for Apache who reportedly moved south from the White Mountains of Arizona to escape reservation life. Ingstad has interesting insights into both native and Mexican cultures that make this book worthwhile... Recommended for public and academic libraries."-Library Journal Library Journal "If you like true tales about intrepid adventurers whose curiosity and lack of fear continually put them in the middle of rough-and-tumble scenarios, read this one."-Lee Allen, Tucson Weekly -- Lee Allen Tucson Weekly "Ingstad never found the lost Apaches, but he did write a wonderful book... now available in English for the first time... It's a beautifully told story."-Martin Naparsteck, Salt Lake Tribune -- Martin Naparsteck Salt Lake Tribune "Ingstad set out in 1936 to investigate the stories he had heard whispered about wild Apaches who roamed the Sierra Madre... While Ingstad's long journey and fascinating adventures did not turn up any wild Indians, the story is an amazing chronicle."-Phyllis Morreale-de la Garza, Chronicle of the Old West -- Phyllis Morreale-de la Garza Chronicle of the Old West "Well worth the read, particularly since his entourage included two contemporary Apaches, one of whom was formerly a warrior with Geronimo."-H. Henrietta Stockel, Journal of the West -- H. Henrietta Stockel Journal of the West