Leonard Wood (1860–1927) was a physician who served in the U.S. Army from 1885 to 1921. He received the Medal of Honor for his service during the campaign to capture Geronimo, led a brigade that included Roosevelt's Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War, served as army chief of staff under President Taft, and was appointed governor general of the Philippines after his retirement from the army. Jack C. Lane is Alexander W. Weddell Professor Emeritus of American History at Rollins College. He is the author of Armed Progressive, available in a Bison Books edition.

• Preface to the Bison Books EditionPrefaceIntroductionPART I: ORGANIZING THE EXPEDITIONChapter 1: "The Right Sort of White Men"PART II: THE CHASEChapter 2: Searching for Trails in Sonora ProvinceChapter 3: A Coming FightChapter 4: The Depths of DespairPART III: THE SURRENDERChapter 5: A New PolicyChapter 6: The Problems of Negotiation and SurrenderEpilogueNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

Leonard Wood (1860–1927) was a physician who served in the U.S. Army from 1885 to 1921. He received the Medal of Honor for his service during the campaign to capture Geronimo, led a brigade that included Roosevelt's Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War, served as army chief of staff under President Taft, and was appointed governor general of the Philippines after his retirement from the army. Jack C. Lane is Alexander W. Weddell Professor Emeritus of American History at Rollins College. He is the author of Armed Progressive, available in a Bison Books edition.

• Preface to the Bison Books EditionPrefaceIntroductionPART I: ORGANIZING THE EXPEDITIONChapter 1: "The Right Sort of White Men"PART II: THE CHASEChapter 2: Searching for Trails in Sonora ProvinceChapter 3: A Coming FightChapter 4: The Depths of DespairPART III: THE SURRENDERChapter 5: A New PolicyChapter 6: The Problems of Negotiation and SurrenderEpilogueNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

Leonard Wood (1860–1927) was a physician who served in the U.S. Army from 1885 to 1921. He received the Medal of Honor for his service during the campaign to capture Geronimo, led a brigade that included Roosevelt's Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War, served as army chief of staff under President Taft, and was appointed governor general of the Philippines after his retirement from the army. Jack C. Lane is Alexander W. Weddell Professor Emeritus of American History at Rollins College. He is the author of Armed Progressive, available in a Bison Books edition.

• Preface to the Bison Books EditionPrefaceIntroductionPART I: ORGANIZING THE EXPEDITIONChapter 1: "The Right Sort of White Men"PART II: THE CHASEChapter 2: Searching for Trails in Sonora ProvinceChapter 3: A Coming FightChapter 4: The Depths of DespairPART III: THE SURRENDERChapter 5: A New PolicyChapter 6: The Problems of Negotiation and SurrenderEpilogueNotesSelected BibliographyIndex