<p>In "The Dread Apache: That Early-Day Scourge of the Southwest," Merrill Pingree Freeman meticulously chronicles the historical encounters between the Apache tribes and settlers during a tumultuous era in American history. Richly detailed and vividly written, this work employs a narrative style that combines meticulous research with compelling storytelling, creating a vivid tableau of the socio-political dynamics that defined the Southwest in t...