Selasa, 20 Maret 2018

When Geronimo Met Teddy Roosevelt

When Theodore Roosevelt invited Geronimo to lead a pageant of legendary Indian warriors in his 1905 inaugural parade, the old Apache renegade eagerly agreed. He figured he could make some money out of the deal and perhaps convince the president to set him free. Geronimo was a prisoner of war at the time at Fort …

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