Cherokee Bill

Cherokee Bill
Author: Art T. Burton
Publisher: Eakin Press
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2020-01-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781681791562

Once upon a time in the late nineteenth century, there was an outlaw that captured the imagination of the American public like no other. He can be compared to John Dillinger or Pretty Boy Floyd of the 1930s. Like both of these men, he garnered national press for his exploits; the well-known New York Times had a running commentary on his actions and deeds. This outlaw's name was Crawford Goldsby, better known as Cherokee Bill.Cherokee Bill was every bit as colorful and outrageous as any criminal of the western frontier, perhaps even more so. There were a few things about him that made him truly unique for a famous desperado of the purple sage. First and foremost, he was an African American living in the Indian Territory. He was also Native American, Bill was a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, as a freedman, from his mother's lineage.Compare Cherokee Bill to Billy the Kid, (Billy Antrim), of New Mexico Territory fame. Although both outlaws received national media attention for their crimes while they were living, Billy the Kid was remembered and immortalized in books and films in the twentieth century; this did not occur for Cherokee Bill. Art Burton's newest book will help change that.

Cherokee Bill -

Cherokee Bill -
Author: Fred Staff
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2016-08-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9781535547185

This a the sequal to SERGEANT GOLDSBY AND THE 20TH CAVALRY. Crawford Goldsby, Cherokee Bill, was Sergeant Goldsby's son. This historical fiction is the most complete story ever told about the meanest and most feared man in the most violent territory in the US. The first part of the book will continue the story of George Goldsby and ease the reader into the life of Cherokee Bill. You will ride with him and live with him and the Cook gang as they spread terror and murder across a land that was continually at unrest. Due to the violence and nature of the man this book is recommended for adults only.

The Cherokee Indians

The Cherokee Indians
Author: Bill Lund
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 28
Release: 1997
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781560654773

Provides an overview of the past and present lives of the Cherokee Native Americans, covering their daily life, customs, and relations with the government. Includes information on the Trail of Tears.

Black, Red, and Deadly

Black, Red, and Deadly
Author: Arthur T. Burton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1991
Genre: History
ISBN:

Black and Indian gunfighters in the Indian Territory

Cherokee Messenger

Cherokee Messenger
Author: Althea Bass
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 364
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780806128795

“He is wise; he has something to say. Let us call him ‘A-tse-nu-sti,’ the messenger.” This is the story of Reverend Samuel Austin Worcester (1798-1859), “messenger” and missionary to the Cherokees from 1825 to 1859 under the auspices of the American Board of Foreign Missions (Congregational). One of Worcester’s earliest accomplishments was to set Sequoyah’s alphabet in type so that he and Elias Boudinot could print the bilingual Cherokee Phoenix. After removal to Indian Territory, he helped establish the Cherokee Advocate, edited by William Ross, and issued almanacs, gospels, hymnals, bibles, and other books in the Cherokee, Creek, and Choctaw languages. He served the Cherokee in numerous roles, including those of preacher, teacher, postmaster, legal advisor, doctor, and organizer of temperance societies. His story is the Cherokee story, and in the foreword to this new edition, William L. Anderson discusses Worcester’s life among the Cherokee.

Cherokee Narratives

Cherokee Narratives
Author: Durbin Feeling
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2018-01-04
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0806160624

The stories of the Cherokee people presented here capture in written form tales of history, myth, and legend for readers, speakers, and scholars of the Cherokee language. Assembled by noted authorities on Cherokee, this volume marks an unparalleled contribution to the linguistic analysis, understanding, and preservation of Cherokee language and culture. Cherokee Narratives spans the spectrum of genres, including humor, religion, origin myths, trickster tales, historical accounts, and stories about the Eastern Cherokee language. These stories capture the voices of tribal elders and form a living record of the Cherokee Nation and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' oral tradition. Each narrative appears in four different formats: the first is interlinear, with each line shown in the Cherokee syllabary, a corresponding roman orthography, and a free English translation; the second format consists of a morpheme-by-morpheme analysis of each word; and the third and fourth formats present the entire narrative in the Cherokee syllabary and in a free English translation. The narratives and their linguistic analysis are a rich source of information for those who wish to deepen their knowledge of the Cherokee syllabary, as well as for students of Cherokee history and culture. By enabling readers at all skill levels to use and reconstruct the Cherokee language, this collection of tales will sustain the life and promote the survival of Cherokee for generations to come.

Black Gun, Silver Star

Black Gun, Silver Star
Author: Art T. Burton
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2022-09
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1496234464

In The Story of Oklahoma, Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves appears as the "most feared U.S. marshal in the Indian country." That Reeves was also an African American who had spent his early life enslaved in Arkansas and Texas made his accomplishments all the more remarkable. Black Gun, Silver Star sifts through fact and legend to discover the truth about one of the most outstanding peace officers in late nineteenth-century America--and perhaps the greatest lawman of the Wild West era. Bucking the odds ("I'm sorry, we didn't keep Black people's history," a clerk at one of Oklahoma's local historical societies answered one query), Art T. Burton traces Reeves from his days of slavery to his Civil War soldiering to his career as a deputy U.S. marshal out of Fort Smith, Arkansas, when he worked under "Hanging Judge" Isaac C. Parker. Fluent in Creek and other regional Native languages, physically powerful, skilled with firearms, and a master of disguise, Reeves was exceptionally adept at apprehending fugitives and outlaws and his exploits were legendary in Oklahoma and Arkansas. In this new edition Burton traces Reeves's presence in the national media of his day as well as his growing modern presence in popular media such as television, movies, comics, and video games.

Cherokee Bill, Oklahoma Pacer

Cherokee Bill, Oklahoma Pacer
Author: Jean Bailey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 198
Release: 1952
Genre: Adventure stories
ISBN:

After his family wins a claim on the Cherokee Strip, twelve-year-old David makes a prize-winning pacer out of a stray horse.

The Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears

The Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears
Author: Theda Perdue
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2007-07-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1101202343

Today, a fraction of the Cherokee people remains in their traditional homeland in the southern Appalachians. Most Cherokees were forcibly relocated to eastern Oklahoma in the early nineteenth century. In 1830 the U.S. government shifted its policy from one of trying to assimilate American Indians to one of relocating them and proceeded to drive seventeen thousand Cherokee people west of the Mississippi. The Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears recounts this moment in American history and considers its impact on the Cherokee, on U.S.-Indian relations, and on contemporary society. Guggenheim Fellowship-winning historian Theda Perdue and coauthor Michael D. Green explain the various and sometimes competing interests that resulted in the Cherokee?s expulsion, follow the exiles along the Trail of Tears, and chronicle their difficult years in the West after removal.