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Cherokee in controversy : the life of Jesse Bushyhead /

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 princ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wimberly, Dan B., 1948- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Macon, Georgia : Mercer University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Bushyhead, Jesse, > 1804-1844.
Trail of Tears, 1838-1839 > History.
Indian Removal, 1813-1903 > History.
Cherokee Indians > Government relations > History > 19th century.
Indians of North America > Government relations > History > 19th century.
Cherokee Indians > Tennessee > History.
Cherokee Indians > Oklahoma > History.
Oklahoma > History > 19th century.
Tennessee > History > 19th century.
Table of 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.