The Eastern Band of Cherokees: 1819-1900

by John R. Finger

Book Overview

This volume presents the story of the Eastern Band of Cherokees during the nineteenth century. This group--the tribal remnant in North Carolina that escaped removal in the 1830s--found their fortitude and resilience continually tested as they struggled with a variety of problems, including the upheavals of the Civil War and Reconstruction, internal divisiveness, white encroachment on their lands, and a poorly defined relationship with the state...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870494104
• ISBN13: 9780870494109
• Release Date: March 1984
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"