Champions of the Cherokees: Evan and John B. Jones

by William Gerald McLoughlin

Book Overview

Champions of the Cherokees is the story of two extraordinary Northern Baptist missionaries, father and son, who lived with the Cherokee Indians from 1821 to 1876. Told largely in the words of these outspoken and compassionate men, this is also a narrative of the Cherokees' sufferings at the hands of the United States government and white frontier dwellers. In addition, it is an analysis of the complexity of interracial relations in the United...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069163601X
• ISBN13: 9780691636016
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 522 Pages
• Weight: 1.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"