Proud Outcast: Days of War,
Days of Peace

Chato's Chiricahua Apache Legacy

Defying betrayal and hardship, Chato fights to save his family and his people's rightful place in the West.

As the Apache Wars roar toward their conclusion in the summer of 1886, renowned Apache army scout and leader Chato joins a delegation of scouts to Washington, D.C., to meet President Grover Cleveland. Their mission? To plead their case for the Chiricahua scouts to remain at Fort Apache and cultivate their lands in peace.

For his unwavering loyalty and service, Chato is awarded a silver medal from Cleveland, along with the implied promise that the scouts can stay where they are. However, after Geronimo’s surrender, Chato and his fellow scouts are instead transported to the harsh confines of Fort Marion, Florida, as prisoners of war. They, and the Chiricahua people as a whole, will be deprived of their freedom and their way of life for the next three decades.

Finally freed in the wake of Geronimo’s death, the tribe returns to New Mexico to start over. But Geronimo’s longstanding assertion that Chato is a liar and traitor casts a long shadow. Shunned by the very people he has spent his life fighting for, Chato nevertheless remains defiant, his resilient spirit never wavering despite the heavy toll of his life’s trials.

Will Rogers Medallion-winning author W. Michael Farmer masterfully concludes Chato’s epic tale, illuminating the resilience of a leader determined to preserve his people’s heritage against overwhelming odds. Proud Outcast is a tale of honor, survival, and the relentless pursuit of a place to call home.

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Book Details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hat Creek (January 21, 2025)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 276 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1633739775
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1633739772
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.62 x 9 inches

New Mexico - Arizona Book Award Winner Badge - Five Star

Proud Outcast, Days of War, Days of Peace, Chato’s Chiricahua Apache Legacy, Volume Two about the life and times of Chato, Geronimo’s lieutenant and then hated enemy is the WINNER of the 2026 New Mexico Book Award in Fiction-adventure or drama, and is also a finalist in the Fiction-historical category.

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