Elbridge Ayer Burbank, "Geronimo" (1897), oil on canvas (image no copyright - United States, via the Newberry Library) Editor’s Note: The following text has been excerpted with permission and adapted ...
"I have killed many Mexicans," Geronimo, the Apache warrior, recalled in his autobiography, "I do not know how many, for frequently I did not count them. Some of them were not worth counting." ...