A history of the Yavapai Indians, who have lived for centuries in central Arizona
Timothy Braatz is an assistant professor of history at Saddleback College.
"Braatz fills a huge gap in the ethnohistorical literature on the
American Southwest. . . . The author employs many heretofore unused
or underused Native accounts of their past, thereby allowing the
Yavapai to tell their own story."—Choice
"Timothy Braatz has written a book to read slowly, knowing that
some images will never fade, and some versions of history will
never hold again."—Barbara Riley, Southwest Book Views
"A thoroughly researched and engaging investigation into one of the
most misunderstood indigenous communities of the American
Southwest. . . . An excellent tribal history that untangles the
complex motivations, perspectives, and challenges facing the
Yavapai people in the nineteenth century."—Jeffery Shepherd,
Western Historical Quarterly
“With its highly readable style, thorough documentation, and use of
Yavapai sources, this book fills an important gap in the
ethnographic and historical literature of the Southwest. By adding
the voices of the Yavapai peoples, this exceptional narrative
contributes greatly to our understanding of history from the
Yavapai perspective, something that has long been missing in
accounts of the history of the Southwest.”—Trudy Griffin-Price, New
Mexico Historical Review
“Throughout Surviving Conquest, Braatz is able to present a
detailed historical narrative without losing sight of the human
consequences of state territorial expansion. He documents how
incursions of missionaries, fur trappers, miners, and militia
disrupted Yavapai life, often in brutal and heart-wrenching ways. .
. . Surviving Conquest presents a record of Yavapai perseverance
and is a testimony to the efforts of individuals like Mike Burns
and Carl Montezuma, who were able to build from their experiences
gained in diaspora to secure Yavapai lands and culture in the
twentieth century.”—SMRC Revista (Southwestern Mission Research
Center)
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