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A history of the Yavapai Indians, who have lived for centuries in central Arizona

About the Author

Timothy Braatz is an assistant professor of history at Saddleback College.

Reviews

"Braatz fills a huge gap in the ethnohistorical literature on the American Southwest. . . . The author employs many heretofore unused or underused Native accounts of their past, thereby allowing the Yavapai to tell their own story."—Choice

"Timothy Braatz has written a book to read slowly, knowing that some images will never fade, and some versions of history will never hold again."—Barbara Riley, Southwest Book Views

"A thoroughly researched and engaging investigation into one of the most misunderstood indigenous communities of the American Southwest. . . . An excellent tribal history that untangles the complex motivations, perspectives, and challenges facing the Yavapai people in the nineteenth century."—Jeffery Shepherd, Western Historical Quarterly

“With its highly readable style, thorough documentation, and use of Yavapai sources, this book fills an important gap in the ethnographic and historical literature of the Southwest. By adding the voices of the Yavapai peoples, this exceptional narrative contributes greatly to our understanding of history from the Yavapai perspective, something that has long been missing in accounts of the history of the Southwest.”—Trudy Griffin-Price, New Mexico Historical Review

“Throughout Surviving Conquest, Braatz is able to present a detailed historical narrative without losing sight of the human consequences of state territorial expansion. He documents how incursions of missionaries, fur trappers, miners, and militia disrupted Yavapai life, often in brutal and heart-wrenching ways. . . . Surviving Conquest presents a record of Yavapai perseverance and is a testimony to the efforts of individuals like Mike Burns and Carl Montezuma, who were able to build from their experiences gained in diaspora to secure Yavapai lands and culture in the twentieth century.”—SMRC Revista (Southwestern Mission Research Center)