John G. Bourke's An Apache Campaign in the Sierra Madre is a vivid firsthand account of General George Crook's 1883 pursuit of the hostile Chiricahua Apaches across the border into northern Mexico. Written with urgency and strong partisan feeling, it combines military history, frontier drama, and close ethnographic observation to show both the danger of Apache raiding and the harsh demands of campaigning in mountains, heat, and deprivation. Bourke recounts the breakdown at San Carlos, the tribe's flight into the Sierra Madre, deceptive negotiations, and the tense diplomacy surrounding cross-border pursuit, all against a backdrop of raids, political friction, and escalating violence. The book also offers striking portraits of Apache scouts as fearless, self-reliant warriors whose speed, endurance, spiritual habits, and practical ingenuity make them invaluable guides. A captured scout, Pa-nayo-tishn, provides crucial intelligence on Apache numbers, shortages, and divisions, helping Crook shape his strategy. Alongside the campaign narrative, Bourke pauses to examine Apache material culture, from head-dresses and shoes to toys and other artifacts, revealing a people defined not only by war, but by craftsmanship, tradition, and resilience. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.