"Which Native American leader left the most lasting legacy, Geronimo or Sitting Bull? Most Americans and many people worldwide have heard these two famous names. Today, however, the general public knows little about the lives of these great leaders. During the second half of the nineteenth century when they opposed white intrusion and expansion into their territories, just the mention of their names could spark fear or anger. After they surrendered to the army and lived in captivity, they evoked curiosity and sympathy for the plight of the American Indian. Author Bill Markley offers a thoughtful and entertaining examination of these legendary lives in this new joint biography of these two great leaders"-- Provided by publisher.

The Early Years, 1829-1845 -- Sidebar: Apache Tribes and Lakota, Nakota, Dakota Tribes -- Warriors, 1845-1851 -- Sidebar: The Gadsden Purchase, 1853-54 -- Trade and Conflict, 1851-1860 -- The White Eyes' Civil War and Beyond, 1860-1871 -- Sidebar: 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty -- Struggles to Continue Their Ways of Life, 1871-1876 -- Sidebar: Lakota Sun Dance -- Little Big Horn, Summer 1876 -- Geronimo Goes to San Carlos and Sitting Bull Goes to Canada, 1876-1878 -- Geronimo's Breakout and Sitting Bull's Surrender, 1878-1881 -- Geronimo's Raids and Sitting Bull Prisoner of War, 1881-1884 -- Sidebar: Apache Sunrise Ceremony -- The Wild West, 1884-1885 -- Geronimo on the Run, 1885-1886 -- Geronimo Prisoner of War and Sitting Bull on the Reservation, 1886-1890 -- Sidebar: The Ghost Dance -- The Killing of Sitting Bull, December 1890 -- The Life and Death of Geronimo, 1890-February 17, 1909 -- Sidebar: Geronimo's Skull -- The End of the Trail.