Slavery and the Evolution of Cherokee Society, 1540-1866: 1540-1866

by Theda Perdue

Book Overview

Slavery was practiced in North America long before Europeans arrived on these shores, bringing their own version of this "peculiar institution." Unlike the European institution, however, Native American slavery was a function of warfare among tribes, replenishment of population lost through intertribal conflict or disease, and establishment and preservation of tribal standards of behavior.

Theda Perdue here traces the history of slavery...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870495305
• ISBN13: 9780870495304
• Release Date: July 1987
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Slavery and the Evolution of Cherokee Society, 1540-1866

Outstanding book that addresses for the first time (for me) the relationship the Cherokees had with whites and blacks in the early years. This fills a real hole in our historical understanding of the peoples that make-up the majority of the United States.