The Journey of A Yavapai Indian

This recently discovered autobiography is a rare treasure—the only Native American-written record of the U.S. Army campaign against Indians in the American Southwest. Mike Burns's journal of his experiences exposes the infamous Skeleton Cave Massacre that claimed his family and tribe in central Arizona in 1872, his abduction by officers of the 5th Cavalry, and the amazing adventures of his childhood and youth. In this unique memoir, Burns describes meeting Buffalo Bill and participating in the attacks on Sitting Bull, attending Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania, riding with the Pony Express, working as a farmhand in rural Ohio, being offered a scholarship at West Point, and embarking upon a long and arduous journey to return to Arizona to what he called "my mother’s land."