LCC
E99 C5 F56 1984
Description
"This group--the tribal remnant in North Carolina that escaped removal in the 1830's--found their fortitude and resilience continually tested as the 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 the stood at the threshold of the twentieth century. "--Back cover.
Publication
Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, c1984
Subjects
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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