Cherokee Chief (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Electa Clark
- First Published: 1970
- Time of Work: 1812–1866
- Setting: Georgia, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Washington, D.C.
- Principal Characters: Chief John Ross, Stand Watie, Andrew Jackson, Sequoyah, Winfield Scott, Major Ridge, Elias Boudinot, John Schermerhorn
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Politics, Nineteenth century, Leadership, Native Americans or American Indians, Politicians, Biography
- Locales: Georgia, Washington, D.C., Tennessee, Oklahoma
Form and Content
Although he was seven-eighths white and only one-eighth Cherokee, John Ross devoted his lifelong energies to the advancement of his tribe. Electa Clark’s Cherokee Chief: The Life of John Ross examines his adult life, from his participation in an 1812 battle against the Creeks until his death soon after the Civil War. The chapters proceed chronologically, interweaving events in Ross’s life with details of the widespread struggle of Native Americans to retain their land and their most basic rights. Of primary concern is the hostile maneuvering by both...
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