Paul Andrew Hutton has a new book on the horizon. The Undiscovered Country: Triumph, Tragedy, and the Shaping of the American West is coming to bookstores next year.
Hutton is a history professor at the University of New Mexico. He has written several books about the American West, which include The Apache Wars: The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History. Paul sat down with History Net in 2016 to discuss his then-forthcoming book.
“There are several wonderful books on the Apache wars, and any scholar addressing the topic owes a great debt to Eve Ball, Dan Thrapp, Edwin Sweeney, James Haley, Robert Utley, Lynda Sánchez, Grenville Goodwin, Keith Basso, Veronica Tiller, Carol Markstrom, Henrietta Stockel, Sherry Robinson, David Roberts, Frank Lockwood, Morris Opler and several other outstanding authors,” Hutton said.
“I came away with increased respect for Mangas Coloradas, probably the greatest Apache chief, and my childhood admiration for Cochise (from the film Broken Arrow) was absolutely confirmed,” the author shared when discussing the takeaways from the project, which included writing an initial manuscript that was 245,000 words long.
“Victorio proved a fascinating leader and a true patriot chief,” Paul said of what he found while conducting research for his book on Apache history. “His last stand at Tres Castillos really was the stuff from which great legends arise.”
Paul Andrew Hutton’s forthcoming book is set to be 560 pages. The author celebrated another round of edits for The Undiscovered Country: Triumph, Tragedy, and the Shaping of the American West this past August for which several Facebook subscribers expressed excitement.
“I will definitely be buying your new book,” one social media follower said. “Like the rest, I will be waiting for it,” another fan agreed.
The Undiscovered Country: Triumph, Tragedy, and the Shaping of the American West makes its public debut on August 5, 2025.