Cherokee Americans: The Eastern Band of Cherokees in the Twentieth Century (Indians of the Southeast (Paperback))

Lincoln, NE: Bison Books, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Red remainder mark on the base of the outer page edges; small ding in the upper portion of the outer page edges (only flaws); brand new and unread copy; very fresh and bright condition; gift quality! Color illustrated wrapper with white and black lettering. 247 new and unused informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "Much has been written about the forced removal of thousands of Cherokee Indians to present-day Oklahoma in the 1830s. Many of them died on the Trail of Tears. But until recently historians have largely ignored the tribal remnant that avoided removal and remained in North Carolina. John R. Finger shifts attention to the Eastern Band of Cherokees, descended from that remnant and now numbering almost ten thousand, most of whom live on a reservation adjacent to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Cherokee Americans is, ironically, the first comprehensive account of the twentieth-century experience of a band that is known to and photographed by millions of tourists. This book is a sequel to The Eastern Band of Cherokees, 1819-1900 (1984) by John R. Finger, who is a professor of history at the University of Tennessee....