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cause he has given me permission to tell
my story ; because he has read that story and
knows I try to speak the truth; because I
believe that he is fair-minded and will cause
my people to receive justice in the future;
and because he is chief of a great people, I
dedicate this story of my life to Theodore
Roosevelt, President of the United States.
Geronimo.
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PREFACE
The initial idea of the compilation of
this work was to give the reading public
an authentic record of the private life of the
Apache Indians, and to extend to Geronimo
as a prisoner of war the courtesy due any-
captive, L e., the right to state the causes
which impelled him in his opposition to our
civilization and laws.
If the Indians' cause has been properly
presented, the captives' defense clearly
stated, and the general store of informa-
tion regarding vanishing types increased, I
shall be satisfied.
I desire to acknowledge valuable sug-
gestions from Maj. Charles Taylor, Fort
Sill, Oklahoma; Dr. J. M. Greenwood,
Kansas City, Missouri, and President David
R. Boyd, of the University of Oklahoma.
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