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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795617103321

Autore

Oskison John M (John Milton), <1874-1947, >

Titolo

Unconquerable : the story of John Ross, Chief of the Cherokees, 1828-1866 / / John M. Oskison ; edited and with an introduction by Lionel Larré

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

1-4962-3213-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (319 pages)

Classificazione

SOC021000

Disciplina

305.8997557092

Soggetti

Cherokee Indians - Kings and rulers

Cherokee Indians - History

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-258) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Unconquerable is John Milton Oskison's biography of John Ross, written in the 1930s but unpublished until now. John Ross was principal chief of the Cherokees from 1828 to his death in 1866. Through the story of John Ross, Oskison also tells the story of the Cherokee Nation through some of its most dramatic events in the nineteenth century: the nation's difficult struggle against Georgia, its forced removal on the Trail of Tears, its internal factionalism, the Civil War, and the reconstruction of the nation in Indian Territory west of the Mississippi. Ross remains one of the most celebrated Cherokee heroes: his story is an integral part not only of Cherokee history but also of the history of Indian Territory and of the United States. With a critical introduction by noted Oskison scholar Lionel Larre, Unconquerable sheds light on the critical work of an author who deserves more attention from both the public and scholars of Native American studies. "--

"This biography of John Ross, the most famous principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, also tells the story of the Cherokee Nation through some of its most dramatic events in the nineteenth century"--