The Singing Bird: A Cherokee Novel

by John Milton Oskison, Michael Johnson, Melinda Smith Mullikin

A rediscovered novel portrays Cherokees in transition

John Milton Oskison was a mixed-blood Cherokee known for his writing and his activism on behalf of Indian causes. The Singing Bird, never before published, is quite possibly the first historical novel written by a Cherokee.

Set in the 1840s and '50s, when conflict erupted between the Eastern and Western Cherokees after their removal to Indian Territory, The Singing Bird relates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806138181
• ISBN13: 9780806138183
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"