After the end of the U.
S.-Mexican War in 1848, the Southwest Borderlands remained hotly contested territory.
In this book, Janne Lahti charts these encounters and the cultural differ.
Over following decades, the United States government exerted control in the Southwest by containing, destroying, segregating, and deporting indigenous peoples--in essence conducting an extended military campaign that culminated with the capture of Geronimo and the forced removal of the Chiricahua Apaches in 1886.
After the end of the U.
S.-Mexican War in 1848, the Southwest Borderlands remained hotly contested territory