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The Cherokee struggle to maintain identity in the 17th and 18th centuries / William R. Reynolds, Jr.
- Title
- The Cherokee struggle to maintain identity in the 17th and 18th centuries / William R. Reynolds, Jr.
- Author
- Reynolds, William R., 1945-
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | E99.C5 R47 2015 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 425 pages : illustrations, map; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "The alliance proved unequal, with the British refusing aid while requiring the Cherokee to fight on the British side against the French and rebellious Americans. At the same time, the Cherokee were moving away from their traditional ways, and leadership disagreements caused the nation to become internally fragmented"--
- Subject
- French and Indian War (United States : 1754-1763)
- Indian Wars (Cherokee : 1759-1761)
- 1600 - 1815
- Cherokee Indians > Wars, 1759-1761
- Cherokee Indians > History
- Cherokee Indians > Government relations
- Cherokee Indians > Ethnic identity
- Indians of North America > Wars > 1750-1815
- Indians of North America > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- Cherokee Indians
- Cherokee Indians > Ethnic identity
- Indians of North America > Colonial period
- Indians of North America > Wars
- United States > History > French and Indian War, 1754-1763
- United States
- Genre/Form
- History
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-399) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 1. Pre-European contact -- 2. Early European contact -- 3. European contacts become complicated -- 4. Lyttleton, Montgomery and Grant destroy the Cherokee community -- 5. Timberlake and the post-war Cherokee culture -- 6. Backcountry discontent, Sycamore Shoals and war -- 7. DeWitt's Corner and the Long Island of the Holston -- 8. The time of the Chickamauga -- 9. The Chickamauga continue to defend the Cherokee Nation -- 10. The final onslaught -- Summary -- Appendices A. Author's Cherokee ancestry -- B. Short biographies of some Cherokee and other Indians -- C. Short biographies of some white settlers -- D. Timberlake's list of Cherokee villages -- E. Published accounts of the Wallen's Creek Massacre -- F. Bartram's list of Cherokee villages -- G. Description of ball play at the Conference of Coyatee, May 1792 -- H. The black hole.
- ISBN
- 9780786473175 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786473177 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 9781476615783 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- ^^2014046883
- OCLC
- 869265583
- SCSB-11223084
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library