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Tom Fitzpatrick: Trapper, Scout and Indian Agent One of America's most important frontiersman, scout and guide is also one of the least known.

by Marshall Trimble | Jun 1, 2020

One of America's most important frontiersman, scout and guide is also one of the least known. Stories abound about Joe Walker, Kit Carson, Jim...

Apache Scouts The longer we knew the Apache scouts, the better we liked them. They were wilder and more suspicious than the Pimas and Maricopas, but far more reliable, and endowed with a greater amount of courage and daring...

by Marshall Trimble | May 8, 2020

The Apache never saw themselves as a political unit. They were families, clans and bands. Being matrilineal, chiefs often united bands by marriage. ...