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Shadows at Dawn brings one of American histories darkest moments into the light. It is an expose of yet another attempted genocide extermination of american indigenous peoples. The targeted tribe in this text is the Apache. The author shares the perspectives of four different cultures all centralized around the main event of the Camp Grant Massacre in Arizona on April 30, 1871. The perspectives are consisted of pre and post accounts of the main event as well. The represented cultures are those of the Tohono O'odham Nation, Apache Nation, Los Vecinos (Mexicans), Americans (United States). Historical accuracy discovered in this text frequently had me disgusted and sickened by the behaviors of both the Americans and Mexicans in particular. While not condoning barbaric exhibitions of behavior of extreme inhuman atrocities of any of the four cultures high lighted in this examination, it is easy to see why the indigenous peoples responded in the manner they were forced into by the foreign invaders. The foreign invaders consisting of the mexicans and the americans in that order. Bottom line, the invaders wanted the homelands of the indigenous people and were more than willing to lie, cheat, steal and commit apparently any atrocity it would take to obtain it. All of these accusations are well documented throughout this text. To assimilate is to make like or alike. When a newcomer comes into a foreign land or culture it is customary for the newcomer to assimilate into the existing culture. Not so with the americans, they expected just the opposite, and when their expectations were not met their only alternatives were enslavement, imprisonment (reservations), or extermination of the indigenous peoples. Killing Apache's became like a sporting event in the old west, a totally acceptable practice. While any attempt of self preservation or protection of self or family on the Apache's part was considered barbaric. Settlers use to lace bags of sugar with strychnine and leave them where they were sure to be found by local indians. That was just one example of an atrocity committed by americans under the army's "extermination policy" toward the indians. There were over 140 unarmed Apache elders, women and children slaughtered at the Camp Grant Massacre. There were twenty-nine children seized during the massacre. Only eight were ever returned to their people. These victims believed they were under the protection of a peace treaty and were totally unsuspecting of their impending doom. The local press of that day attempted making saints of those who committed the murders of innocent people while at the same time trying to demonize the victims. Statements made to describe some of the leaders of the massacre by a correspondent to the Arizona Minor were "good citizens and humane, generous-hearted men.", "one of Tucson's best and most solid citizens.", "brave, generous and intellectual," someone who "never did a mean act" celebrated for his "big heart". All these culprits went on to be politicians and or society leaders. There was a trial with no real representation for the First Nations peoples and no convictions of any of the offenders. The Apache pleaded for the return of their captured children stating that "Our little boys will grow up slaves, and our girls, as soon as they are large enough, will be diseased prostitutes to get money for whoever owns them." Two children had previously escaped captivity and only six other captives were ever returned ! President Grant supposedly stated at some point "If you make Quakers out of the Indians it will take the fight out of them." There became an attempt to culturally exterminate the Indian. The "Indian Problem" was handed over to the ministry to convert the indigenous people to Christianity and capitalism. For those who chose not to convert, they were considered "bad indians" and physical extermination was considered appropriate by many of that day! I rate this book a 5 star for historical content. However, it is a slow difficult read at times and therefore I rate it at a total of Four stars on the whole.