Cherokee Odyssey - The Journey from Sovereign to "Civilized"

This study examines how, during the eighteenth century, the Cherokee transitioned from a sovereign people allied with the British to a nation subjugated to the US government. The author analyzes how the Cherokees fought with both the British and the US Continental Army during this time.

List of contents

Chapter 1: The Anglo-Cherokee War: The Past is Prologue
Chapter 2: After the Treaty of Easton: Cherokee Diplomacy against a coming Storm
Chapter 3: Cherokee Diplomacy amid the ashes of Fort Loudoun
Chapter 4: Snowball in the Sun: Dragging Canoe and the Spirit of 1776
Chapter 5: "The Great God of Nature has not created us to be your slaves."

Product details

• Authors: Michael P Morris, Morris Michael P.
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.12.2022
• EAN: 9781666914085
• ISBN: 978-1-6669-1408-5
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 238 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 458 g
• Illustrations: 5 b-w photos
• Series: New Studies in Southern History
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / General, Indigenous Peoples, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Relating to Native American people, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies