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John Ross

(Ross, John, 1790-1866)

John Ross (Cherokee: ᎫᏫᏍᎫᏫ, romanized: Guwisguwi, lit. 'Mysterious Little White Bird'; October 3, 1790 – August 1, 1866) was the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1828 to 1866; he served longer in that position than any other person. Ross led the nation through such tumultuous events as forced removal to Indian Territory and the American Civil War. (From Wikipedia)

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The Cherokee Question: Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the President of the United States, June 15, 1866 (Washington: GPO, 1866), by Dennis N. Cooley
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Famous Indians: A Collection of Short Biographies (Washington: GPO, 1966), by United States Bureau of Indian Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)

3 additional books about John Ross in the extended shelves:

John Ross and the Cherokee Indians ... ([The Star printery, inc.], 1921), by Rachel Caroline Eaton (page images at HathiTrust)
John Ross and the Cherokee Indians (George Banta publishing company, 1914), by Rachel Caroline Eaton (page images at HathiTrust)
John Ross and the Cherokee Indians (AMS Press, 1978), by Rachel Caroline Eaton (page images at HathiTrust)

Books by John Ross:

Ross, John, 1790-1866: Letter from John Ross, The Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, to a Gentleman of Philadelphia (1838)
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Additional books by John Ross in the extended shelves:

Ross, John, 1790-1866: Letter from John Ross, principal chief of the Cherokee nation of Indians, in answer to inquiries from a friend regarding the Cherokee affairs with the United States. Followed by a copy of the protest of the Cherokee delegation, laid before the Senate and House of representatives at the city of Washington, on the 21st day of June, eighteen hundred and thirty-six. ([Washington], 1836), also by Oklahoma Cherokee Nation (page images at HathiTrust)
Ross, John, 1790-1866: Letter from John Ross, the principal chief of the Cherokee nation, to a gentleman of Philadelphia [i.e. Job R. Tyson] ([Philadelphia, 1838) (page images at HathiTrust)
Ross, John, 1790-1866: Memorial of John Ross and others : delegates from the Cherokee Indians, complaining of injuries done them, and praying for redress. (G.P.O.], 1834), also by Cherokee Nation, United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and United States. Congress 1833-1834). Senate (page images at HathiTrust)
Ross, John, 1790-1866: Memorial of John Ross and others, representatives of the Cherokee nation of Indians, on the subject of the existing difficulties in that nation, and their relations with the United States. (Ritchie & Heiss, 1846), also by Oklahoma Cherokee Nation (page images at HathiTrust)

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