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Wimberly recounts the conflicted life of Anglo-Cherokee Jesse Bushyhead (1804-44) who lived in the early and turbulent nineteenth century. While some other works have looked at the changes encountered in the Cherokee Nation, this book examines the changes, as well as how unfolding events and the trauma of removal affected Bushyhead and his family. A gifted linguist and orator, as well as a Baptist minister, his entrance into early manhood coincided with divisive political, economic, and social developments among Cherokees. With his mixed lineage and property owner status, he identified more with progressives; however, he also owned slaves at a time when it had become a national issue. His fluency in Cherokee and English allowed him to function in both white society and the councils of traditional tribesmen. Assimilative difficulties centered on religion and politics, including education. Bushyhead died an untimely death, the victim of an unknown fever and the traditional treatment of bleeding. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
