Cherokee Civil Warrior: Chief John Ross and the Struggle for Tribal Sovereignty Nez Perce Illustrated with 70 color images

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Cherokee Civil Warrior: Chief John Ross and the Struggle for Tribal Sovereignty Nez Perce Illustrated with 70 color imagesFor the Cherokee Nation, the Civil War was more than a contest between the Union and the Confederacy. It was yet another battle in the larger struggle against multiple white governments for land and tribal sovereignty. Cherokee Civil Warrior tells the story of Chief John Ross as he led the tribe in this struggle. The son of a Scottish father and mixed blood Indian mother, John Ross served the Cherokee Nation in a public capacity for nearly fifty