Literacy and Intellectual Life in the Cherokee Nation, 1820-1906
- ISBN-10
- 1461951526
- ISBN-13
- 9781461951520
- Category
- Authors, American
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Author
- James W. Parins
Description
Literary and Intellectual Life in the Cherokee Nation, 1820-1906 takes a fascinating look at how literacy served to unite Cherokees during a critical moment in their national history, and advances our understanding of how literacy has ...
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