"This newly researched and synthesized history of the Cherokees places special emphasis on the tribe's leaders and their agony in dealing with England, the Colonies, and the United States."--Cover.
Publisher:Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 1998.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-322) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: Historical Overview -- 1. Out of a Mystic Past -- 2. Under British Rule -- 3. Come the King's Men -- 4. "My Tongue Is My Pen" -- 5. A Wall to the Skies -- 6. New Elder Brother -- 7. An Effort at Arms -- 8. Intrigue and Assassination -- 9. "As Long as Waters Flow" -- 10. A New Breed of Beloved Men -- 11. Cherokee Nation West -- 12. Dark Clouds Gathering -- 13. The Agony of Removal -- 14. Expulsion from Texas -- 15. Reunion and Conflict -- 16. New Nation, Old Feuds -- 17. A House Redivided -- 18. Resisting Dissolution -- 19. An End to Sovereignty -- 20. The Fourth Phoenix -- Afterword: Those Who Stayed Behind.
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