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Author:

Wimberly, Dan B., 1948- author.

Title:

Cherokee in controversy : the life of Jesse Bushyhead / Dan B. Wimberly.

Publisher:

Mercer University Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xviii, 218 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Subject:

Bushyhead, Jesse,--1804-1844.
Trail of Tears, 1838-1839--History.
Indian Removal, 1813-1903--History.
Cherokee Indians--History--History--19th century.
Indians of North America--History--History--19th century.
Cherokee Indians--Tennessee--History.
Cherokee Indians--Oklahoma--History.
Oklahoma--History--19th century.
Tennessee--History--19th century.

Other Authors:

Mercer University Press.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-211) and index.

Contents:

Preface -- Background and early years -- Tennessee ministry -- The removal crisis -- The Seminole mission -- The trail west -- Establishing a new life in the west -- Ministry in the new nation -- Conclusion: the legacy.

Summary:

"Jesse Bushyhead was detachment leader during the forced Indian removal on what has become known as the Trail of Tears. In this capacity, he was responsible for the safe conduct of more than 900 emigrants from Tennessee to Indian Territory in eastern Oklahoma. After the journey, Bushyhead was a principal participant in the formation of the new Cherokee government, providing stability in the turbulent and often internecine struggle between factions. And although without legal training, he served the new government as a chief justice of the Cherokee Supreme Court. Yet during these challenges, Bushyhead, also a Baptist minister, assisted missionary Evan Jones in establishing a vibrant Baptist presence among Cherokees." -- From jacket.

ISBN:

0881466077
9780881466072

OCLC:

(OCoLC)968663666

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)