Sequoyah: Inventor of the Cherokee Alphabet

by Jane Shumate

1994

LCC

Juv E99 C5 S389 1994

Collection

Description

Shumate explains Sequoyah's commitment to finding a way for the Cherokee to communicate & work together for common goals. This well-organized presentation will be useful for research. Chronology, bibliography, & index. Part of the North American Indians of Achievement series.

Publication

New York : Chelsea House Publishers, c1994

Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:
On Indian leadership / W. David Baird -- Taming a wild animal -- Newcomers in Cherokee country -- "We have no place to hunt on" -- "Civilized" tribe? -- Shake the war clubs -- Sequoyah's talking leaves -- Snake in the grass -- Sequoyah's last letters -- Chronology -- Further reading -- Index.
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