Cherokees and Their Chiefs: In the Wake of Empire

By Stanley W. Hoig

Book Overview

In this newly researched and synthesized history of the Cherokees, Hoig traces the displacement of the tribe and the Trail of Tears, the great trauma of the Civil War, the destruction of tribal... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557285276
• ISBN13: 9781557285270
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Cherokees and their Chiefs: In the Wake of Empire

This is a book that gives an overview of Cherokee history. It's easy to read and very informative. I would recommend this book for anyone who is just beginning to explore Cherokee history.

A highly literate, thoughtful, and readable account

The Cherokees And Their Chiefs: In The Wake Of Empire by historian Stan Hoig is a solidly researched and superbly presented history of the Cherokee Native American nation, with particular emphasis on the tribe's leaders throughout the centuries. Individual chapters also focus on the conflicts and traumas that involved the tribe from before the United States' independence, to their removal westward and the infamous Trail of Tears, to their rise in political and social clout during the twentieth century. The Cherokees And Their Chiefs is a highly literate, thoughtful, and readable account and a welcome addition to personal and academic Native American Studies collections.