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Book/Printed Material History of the Cherokee Indians and their legends and folk lore History of the Cherokee Indians and their legends and folklore

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Title

  • History of the Cherokee Indians and their legends and folk lore

Other Title

  • History of the Cherokee Indians and their legends and folklore

Names

  • Starr, Emmet, author.

Created / Published

  • Oklahoma City, Okla. : The Warden Company, 1921.
  • ©1922

Contents

  • Origin, religion, characteristics -- Trouble with the Chickamaugau, Attack at Knoxville, Mussel Shoals Massacre, Removal to Arkansas, First printed laws -- Convention of Delegates, Constitution adopted - Proclamation of May 28, 1828 -- Treaty with the Cherokees, 1835 -- The emigration from Georgia, Cost detatchment, resolutions of protest, political differences, civil war averted -- Act of Union between the Eastern and Western Cherokees -- Treaty with the Cherokees, 1846. Schools established. Old settler payments. Keetowah Society organized. Organization of military companies. Cherokees enter the Civil War. General Waite surrenders -- Treaty with the Cherokees, 1866. Delawares acquire full rights. Shawnees adopted by Cherokees. Land sold to Osages. Officers' salaries fixed. Land donated to Masons. Lodges.
  • The Texas Cherokees 1820-1830. Grant from Mexico. Grant from Texas. Treaties. Expulsion -- Public school system established. National officials. Male and female seminary. Graduates. Eleemosynary institutions -- Missionary activities, first printing -- Officers of the Cherokee Nation, September 9, 1839 to June 30, 1908 -- Old families and their genealogy -- Continuation of old families ... -- Redbird Smith, The Nighthawk Branch of the Keetowah Organization. Election of Chief Levi Gritts -- Continuation of old families.

Headings

  • -  Cherokee Indians--History
  • -  Cherokee Indians--Biography
  • -  Cherokee Indians--Genealogy
  • -  Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma,--sponsoring body

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 678-680) and index.
  • -  Also available in digital form.

Medium

  • 2 preliminary leaves, [11]-680 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E99.C5 S8

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 22008050

OCLC Number

  • 2702462

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Starr, Emmet, Author. History of the Cherokee Indians and their legends and folk lore. Oklahoma City, Okla.: The Warden Company, . ©1922, 1921. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/22008050/.

APA citation style:

Starr, E. (1921) History of the Cherokee Indians and their legends and folk lore. Oklahoma City, Okla.: The Warden Company, . ©1922. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/22008050/.

MLA citation style:

Starr, Emmet, Author. History of the Cherokee Indians and their legends and folk lore. Oklahoma City, Okla.: The Warden Company, . ©1922, 1921. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/22008050/>.