George Medhurst Wratten — Apache interpreter and friend, Part 2 | Vision
Hells 40 Acres — San Carlos The following details about George Medhurst Ratten are based on a manuscript by one of his sons, Albert Ratten. Albert Tratten wrote extensive manuscripts about his father’s work. The manuscript was never published. During the early history of encounters between whites and Apaches in Arizona and New Mexico, the […]
George Medhurst Wratten — Apache interpreter and friend, Part 1 | Vision
Have you ever come across the name George Medhurst Ratten when reading about the history of the Chiricahua Apaches in the late 19th century? I had never heard of him or read his name until I stumbled upon a passage from “Indeh: An Apache Odyssey.” (Vision Editor: This book is famous among historians because it […]
