The Cherokees and Their Chiefs: In the Wake of EmpireIn this newly researched and synthesized history of the Cherokees, Hoig traces the displacement of the tribe and the Trail of Tears, the great trauma of the Civil War, the destruction of tribal autonomy, and the Cherokee people's phoenix-like rise in political and social stature during the twentieth century. |
Contents
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Come the Kings Men | 31 |
My Tongue Is My Pen | 45 |
A Wall to the Skies | 57 |
New Elder Brother | 67 |
An Effort at Arms | 79 |
The Agony of Removal | 163 |
Expulsion from Texas | 177 |
Reunion and Conflict | 191 |
New Nation Old Feuds | 205 |
A House Redivided | 219 |
Resisting Dissolution | 235 |
An End to Sovereignty | 247 |
The Fourth Phoenix | 259 |
Intrigue and Assassination | 89 |
As Long as Waters Flow | 101 |
A New Breed of Beloved Men | 115 |
Cherokee Nation West | 133 |
Dark Clouds Gathering | 145 |
Those Who Stayed Behind | 263 |
Notes | 269 |
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The Cherokees and Their Chiefs: In the Wake of Empire Stan Hoig,Stanley W. Hoig Limited preview - 1998 |
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