Ties that bind the story of an Afro-Cherokee family in slavery and freedom / Tiya Miles.

Author/creator Miles, Tiya, 1970-
Format Electronic
EditionSecond edition.
Publication InfoOakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Descriptionxxxi, 368 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Portion of title Story of an Afro-Cherokee family in slavery and freedom
SeriesAmerican crossroads ; 14
American crossroads ; 14. ^A394740
Contents Captivity -- Slavery -- Motherhood -- Property -- Christianity -- Nationhood -- Gold rush -- Removal -- Capture -- Freedom -- Epilogue : citizenship -- Coda : the Shoeboots family today.
Abstract "This beautifully written book tells the haunting saga of a quintessentially American family. It is the story of Shoe Boots, a famed Cherokee warrior and successful farmer, and Doll, an African slave he acquired in the late 1790s. Over the next thirty years, Shoe Boots and Doll lived together as master and slave and also as lifelong partners who, with their children and grandchildren, experienced key events in American history--including slavery, the Creek War, the founding of the Cherokee Nation and subsequent removal of Native Americans along the Trail of Tears, and the Civil War. This is the gripping story of their lives, in slavery and in freedom"--Provided by publisher.
General noteOriginally published: 2005.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references(pages 335-353) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015002838
ISBN9780520285637 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0520285638 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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