Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Introduction by Nancy McGown Minor

Introduction by William Chebahtah

Part 1. The Lipan Apaches, Zaragosa, and the Mescalero Apaches

1. The Lipan Apaches

2. The Massacre at Zaragosa

3. The Mescalero Apaches, Mexican Bandits, and Revenge

4. The Vision Quest

5. The Blackbirds

6. Chevato and Dinero Leave the Bandits

7. The Thirty-two Burros

8. The Amnesty

Part 2. Herman Lehmann and Quanah Parker

9. The Capture of Herman Lehmann

10. The Capture of Children

11. Herman Lehmann Leaves the Apaches and Becomes a Comanche

12. Geronimo

13. The Murder Trial

14. The Bodyguards

15. Pi-he

16. Quanah Parker and Wild Horse

17. Warriors

18. The Lost Sister

19. The Revolutionary

20. The Peyote Singer

21. The Community on the Creek

22. The Death of Chevato

Appendix 1. Lipans at the Mescalero Agency, 1869-1903

Appendix 2. Indian Scouts from the Mescalero Reservation, 1883-90

Appendix 3. Pedigree Chart: Chevato and Pi-he

Appendix 4. Descendants of Chevato

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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Provides a rare glimpse into Lipan and Mescalero Apache life in the late nineteenth century

About the Author

William Chebahtah is the grandson of Chevato and the transmitter of the oral history on which Chevato is based. Nancy McGown Minor has a master's degree in history from Texas State University and is an independent researcher.

Reviews

"[Chevato's] story is well known, but not until now has much information been available on 'the rest of the story'—the Indian who kidnapped Lehmann. . . . Fascinating reading."—Mike Cox, Austin American-Statesman "A solid contribution to American Indian studies that anyone interested in the subject should have."—Joseph A. Stout Jr., Journal of American History "Those interested in Indian ethnography, Texas history, or oral history will consider Chevato a must-read."—John D. Huddleston, Journal of Southern History