Apache Autumn: A Novel of the Apache Nation Book

First published in 1993, Skimin's 13th book covers Chihine Apache history from the 1500s to 1913. This work depicts Apache society and culture with understanding and empathy, resisting sentimentalism. Apache Autumn was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

"Skimin's research is awesome"
-Booklist

"Skimin masterfully relates a tale that gives us a detailed view of the history and tradition."
-Library Journal

"Unforgettable."
-Houston Chronicle

"An absorbing drama that happens to come with a hefty-and healthy-dose of history."
-Tucson Citizen

An exciting, memorable novel of the rise and fall of an Apache tribe on the American frontier, from the author of Chikara! Skimin spent two years researching and writing Apache Autumn, documenting through numerous interviews the nature of the people, overturning previous stereotypes of the Apache as randomly blood-thirsty savages. Martin's.