A university student had argued that Geronimo was an alcoholic, a habit that likely caused some of the problems faced by the Apaches. The professor, who believed this statement disqualified the paper and had wanted to reject it, was outvoted by two others who accepted it.
As I was serving on a panel at Arizona’s Tucson Book Festival in 2009 that addressed various topics related to the history of the Apache, he raised his hand and asked me to comment.
I said, “Sure, they were all dr
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