A quick review of nine (9) great history books about the Cherokee Nation.
Below are the books included in the review in order of appearance:
- “The Cherokee Nation: A History” (2005) by Robert Conley [Cherokee author]
- “The History of the American Indians” (1775) by James Adair
- “Myths of the Cherokee” (1902) by James Mooney
- “Cherokee Renascence in the New Republic” (1986) by William G. McLoughlin
- “After the Trail of Tears: The Cherokees’ Struggle for Sovereignty 1839-1880” (1993) by William G. McLoughlin
- “The Cherokees and Christianity, 1794-1870: Essays on Acculturation and Cultural Persistence” (1994) by William G. McLoughlin
- “The Cherokee Diaspora: An Indigenous History of Migration, Resettlement, and Identity” (2015) by Gregory D. Smithers –
- “The Cherokees” (1963) by Grace Steel Woodard
- “Early History of the Cherokees: Embracing Aboriginal Customs, Religion, Laws, Folk Lore, and Civilization” (1917) by Emmet Starr [Cherokee author]
Two bonus books referenced in my video:
- “The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees” (1891) by James Mooney
- “History of the Cherokee Indians and Their Legends and Folk Lore” (1921) by Emmet Starr [Cherokee author]