Cherokee Dragon: A Novel (Robert J. Conley's Real People Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (788 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0806133708 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In the late eighteenth century, as the English settlers begin steadily encroaching upon the Cherokee lands, the Nation divided among several towns and many chiefs?unites in a series of battles. Conley. Few writers portray Native American life and history as richly, authentically, and insightfully as Robert J. Conley represents an important voice of the Cherokee past. The novels in his Real People series combine powerful characters, gripping plots, and vivid descriptions of tradition and mythology to preserve Cherokee culture and history.In Cherokee Dragon, the tenth novel in the series, Robert Conley explores the life if Dragging Canoe, the last great war chief of the united Cherokee tribe. But the united front is not one that lasts: Dragging Canoe’s belief that they must fight the settlers to preserve their lands and their culture is far from universal.
"CHEROKEE DRAGON - Imminently Readable Insight" according to Ron Gerard. Until I was 15 years old, I lived in Oklahoma and was vaguely aware that I was part Cherokee. Beyond learning that Sequoyah, (inventor of the Cherokee alphabet), was part of our family tree and that my great, great grandmother came to Indian Territory via the infamous Trail of Tears, I knew little of Cherokee history. I learned in school that the Cherokee Nation, (one. A Customer said How the Dragon Lost It's breath of Fire. The book is delightful to read and full of dialogue which brings Dragging Canoe to life. I was disappointed with the sketchy description of the battle of Buchanan's Station which was the turning point of the Cherokees as a main force in the area. The arrival of a large force driving off the Indians is not supported by other historic writers.. trUe stOry --------- I loved this book. BbP auth-ROBERT J CONLEY-okla. Cherokee-2000-289pgs.TSIYU GANSINI-DRAGGING CANOE--Cherokee War Chief.---1738 to 3/1/1792--died of a heart attack54yrs.He was a NIPISSING Indian -- was adopted by the Cherokee.Conflicts lasted for a decade after the Amer.REV. War.The Muskogee(creek)-Chickasaw and Shawnee fought withhim.********** A great MAN ! ********** A true STORY!DRAGGIN
. Surviving smallpox as an infant and named, at age 11, when he tries to drag a war canoe into the river to join his father's war party, Dragging Canoe grows to manhood amid the turmoil of the American Revolution as the English, French and American colonists take every opportunity to exploit the Cherokee by making and breaking duplicitous treaties. (Mar.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly Three-time Spur Award-winning Cherokee storyteller Conley (The Peace Chief) dramatizes the life and exploits of Tsiyu Gansini, the last of the great Cherokee war chiefs, in this stark historical novel. Central to the story is Dragging Canoe's disagreement with his famous cousin, Nancy Ward, whose life