The Eastern Band of Cherokees: 1819-1900 (Paperback)

The Eastern Band of Cherokees: 1819-1900 By John R. Finger Cover Image
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Description


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 1830’s – 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 and federal governments. Yet despite such stresses and a selective adaptation in the face of social and economic changes, the Eastern Cherokees retained a sense of tribal identity as they stood at the threshold of the twentieth century.

About the Author


John R. Finger is professor of history at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Praise For…


“Most scholars, like most Cherokees, have tended to follow the Trail of Tears west with scarcely a backward glance at the more than 1,000 Indians who stayed behind in the North Carolina mountains. In this pathbreaking book John R. Finger combs federal, state, and local archives to tell the story of these forgotten natives.”
— Journal of Southern History

“This work is a significant contribution to the literature on this long-ignored group….Finger works [his] sources well and out of them has produced a narrative that is readable and that puts the Eastern Band of Cherokees as a tribal entity into a clear, historical perspective.”
— American Historical Review
 



Product Details
ISBN: 9780870494109
ISBN-10: 0870494104
Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
Publication Date: March 30th, 1984
Pages: 270
Language: English

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