War Of A Thousand Deserts: Indian Raids And The U.S. – Mexican War – A Book Review

Description

Brian DeLay’s War of a Thousand Deserts is a history of the Indian raids into Mexico that preceded the U.S.-Mexican War. The focus is on the Apaches and Kiowas, but especially the Comanches. Delay discusses the cultural and economic geography of these indigenous people and examines their pervasive raiding and violence. Comanche attacks were so destructive that they may be described as a war. DeLay argues that during the 1830s and 40s this war created a man-made wasteland across parts of ten Mexican states.