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Cherokee thoughts, honest and uncensored / Robert J. Conley.
- Title
- Cherokee thoughts, honest and uncensored / Robert J. Conley.
- Author
- Conley, Robert J.
- Publication
- Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | E99.C5 C7164 2008 | Off-site | |
| Text | Request in advance | E99.C5 C7164 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- vii, 200 p.; 22 cm.
- Summary
- "Distinguished novelist Robert J. Conley here examines some of the most interesting facets of the Cherokee world. In 26 essays laced with humor, understatement, and even sarcasm, this popular writer takes on politics, culture, his people's history, and what it means to be Cherokee." "Readers who think they know Conley may be surprised as he reveals historical information not widely known or written about. From criticism of Cherokee Confederate general Stand Watie and contemporary "Cherokee Wannabes" to admiration for Ned Christie and Henry Starr, often considered criminals, and discussions of such legendary figures as Dragging Canoe, Nancy Ward, and Will Rogers, Conley traces the dogged persistence of the Cherokee people in the face of relentless incursions upon their land and culture."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-196) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Indian casinos -- Ricochet -- Stand Watie and the Treaty of 1866 -- Cherokee wannabes -- Oklahoma -- All Indians are alike, or, "Chiefing" -- Cherokee outlaws -- Grafters, sooners, and other crooks -- Why the DAR did not like me -- Cherokee women and the clan system -- Henry Starr -- Cherokee literature -- Cherokee celebrities -- Indian humor -- The Five Civilized Tribes -- Cherokee names -- Will Rogers : Cherokee writer and so much more -- Linking back -- The freedmen controversy -- John Oskison and me -- Cherokee cards -- Keetoowah -- The Dragging Canoe-Nancy Ward controversy -- California Cherokees -- Tribally specific historical fiction -- Cherokees and sports -- Parris : my Cherokee family -- Old-time Cherokee warriors : Charles Wickliffe, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Port of Catoosa.
- ISBN
- 9780806139432 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0806139439 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2008005819
- OCLC
- 192109651
- SCSB-10120103
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library