The Cherokees : in war and at peace, 1670-1840 / David Narrett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Narrett, David E., 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cherokee Indians--History.

Cherokee Indians.

Cherokee Indians--Government relations--History.

Cherokee Indians--Social life and customs.

Cherokee Indians--Wars--History.

Cherokee women--Social conditions.

Cherokee women.

Cherokee Nation ( -1838)--History.

Cherokee Nation ( -1838).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 596 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2025.

Summary:

In this richly detailed cultural and political history, David Narrett shows how Cherokee nationhood emerged from the pressures of colonial encounter. Cherokee diplomats--including women--take center stage, adeptly managing relationships with European empires and Indigenous rivals and in the process forging solidarities among once-disparate Cherokees.

Contents:

Introduction: Cherokees in a Changing World

Cherokees in Their Homeland and Beyond1670–1730

Cherokee Culture and Lifeways

South Carolina and the Native Southeast

“Not Like White Men”

A Cherokee Voyage to London

Cherokees, Native Peoples, and Empires1730–1762

Warfare and Peace Quests across Half a Continent

Confronting Colonialism and the Creek Nation

Tempests of the French and Indian War

Prelude to the British- Cherokee War

Carnage and Peace Diplomacy

Upheavals and the Will to Live1762–1795

The Politics of Alliance and Survival

Cherokees and the American Revolution

Bloodshed and Quests for Peace

An Unbroken People

Conclusion: Washington’s Farewell and Cherokee Paths.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [477]-572) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780674299641

0674299647

9780674299672

0674299671

OCLC:

1501715092