Stand Watie and the Agony of the Cherokee Nation
- ISBN-10
- 0878700633
- ISBN-13
- 9780878700639
- Pages
- 257
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1979
- Publisher
- Memphis State University Press
- Author
- Kenny Arthur Franks
Description
A biography of Stand Watie, a Cherokee leader and Confederate general.
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