9780826332349-082633234X-The Cherokee Nation: A History

The Cherokee Nation: A History

ISBN-13: 9780826332349
ISBN-10: 082633234X
Author: Robert J. Conley
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Format: Hardcover 279 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780826332349
ISBN-10: 082633234X
Author: Robert J. Conley
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Format: Hardcover 279 pages

Summary

The Cherokee Nation: A History (ISBN-13: 9780826332349 and ISBN-10: 082633234X), written by authors Robert J. Conley, was published by University of New Mexico Press in 2005. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Native American (Americas History) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Cherokee Nation: A History (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Native American books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.73.

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The Cherokee Nation is one of the largest and most important of all the American Indian tribes. The first history of the Cherokees to appear in over four decades, this is also the first to be endorsed by the tribe and the first to be written by a Cherokee.

Robert Conley begins his survey with Cherokee origin myths and legends. He then explores their relations with neighboring Indian groups and European missionaries and settlers. He traces their forced migrations west, relates their participations on both sides of the Civil War and the wars of the twentieth century, and concludes with an examination of Cherokee life today.

Conley provides analyses for general readers of all ages to learn the significance of tribal lore and Cherokee tribal law. Following the history is a listing of the Principal Chiefs of the Cherokees with a brief biography of each and separate listings of the chiefs of the Eastern Cherokees and the Western Cherokees. For those who want to know more about Cherokee heritage and history, Conley offers additional reading lists at the end of each chapter.

"Conley speaks with a clear Cherokee Indian voice to show how his tribe's cultural characteristics have survived centuries of abrupt change."--The Cherokee Advocate

"[Robert Conley is] in the ranks of N. Scott Momaday, Louise Erdrich, James Welch or W. P. Kinsella as interpreters of the many facets of the Native American experience."--Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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