Book description
A classic of Southwestern literature and the basis for the highly acclaimed 1950 film, Broken Arrow, Blood Brother is "a history in fiction form, of the Southwest, from the time of the Gadsden Purchase in 1856 until the end of the Indian wars, about 1870. The author has translated matter-of-fact…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Blood Brother as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I have always wished I could have grown up knowing an American Indian who could help me to know the forest as intimately as his people did. This book might be the best example of a real-life relationship that was forged between two grown men, one red, one white.
This involved Cochise of the Apache and Tom Jeffords, a scout and liaison for the U.S. Army. The strength of their friendship has laid down for me the best guidelines for creating my own bonds with anyone of any race.
From Mark's list on Native Americans with friends in the white world.
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