{"product_id":"2940150467569","title":"America! Don","description":"Geronimo, the terrorist, the red devil, occult leader of \u003cbr\u003esavages, akin to bin Laden, or freedom fighter? These \u003cbr\u003eare the dissonant images ascribed to Geronimo in our \u003cbr\u003econflicted national psyche. Geronimo, the name \u003cbr\u003eparatroopers shouted as they jumped while training \u003cbr\u003efor warfare. Geronimo, who would call on the gods to \u003cbr\u003edelay the onset of daylight, assuring stealth and \u003cbr\u003ehealth for those under his care. Geronimo, who \u003cbr\u003ebedeviled armies, who effectively resisted conquest, \u003cbr\u003ewas, and remains, a devil to some, an enigma to many, \u003cbr\u003eand a beacon to others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany of the books written about Geronimo, describe \u003cbr\u003ehis mythological capacity to elude and escape capture. \u003cbr\u003eHe has been depicted as having supernatural powers \u003cbr\u003ethat protected him from harm. He has also been \u003cbr\u003edescribed as a cruel, obsessed warrior and leader of \u003cbr\u003esavages who preyed on innocent settlers. Geronimo, \u003cbr\u003ealso serves as a powerful symbol that allows us to \u003cbr\u003ejustify a history of demonization of Native Americans, \u003cbr\u003eas savage, backward, human beings, culturally \u003cbr\u003eresponsible for their own fate and circumstance. This \u003cbr\u003ebook is an attempt to view the man and his exploits in \u003cbr\u003ea broader context of understanding, and \u003cbr\u003eunderstanding his continuing impact on world affairs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“For several years there have been persistent rumors \u003cbr\u003ethat Prescott Bush, President George Bush’s \u003cbr\u003egrandfather desecrated Geronimo’s tomb. He allegedly \u003cbr\u003ebroke into Geronimo’s grave, stole his skull and other \u003cbr\u003eartifacts and took them to the Skull and Bones \u003cbr\u003eHeadquarters at Yale, where he was a member of Skull \u003cbr\u003e\u0026amp; Bones, as were President George Herbert Walker \u003cbr\u003eBush and his son President G.W. Bush. New evidence \u003cbr\u003euncovered in 2006 by Yale researcher Marc Wortman, \u003cbr\u003elends even more credence to, and continues to amplify \u003cbr\u003ethose rumors.”....Our culture and country were born of \u003cbr\u003erebellion, we honor the rebel, we even embrace the \u003cbr\u003erebel without a cause. This then is the story of America. \u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of a rebel with a cause. The cause is \u003cbr\u003ewhat this story is about! America don’t you know me; \u003cbr\u003eI’m your native son.” \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Starry Night Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080195064048,"sku":"2940150467569","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940150467569_p0.jpg?v=1763746151","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940150467569","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}