Cherokee Odyssey

This study examines how, during the eighteenth century, the Cherokee transitioned from a sovereign people allied with the British to a nation subjugated to the US government. The author analyzes how the Cherokees fought with both the British and the US Continental Army during this time.

Michael P. Morris received his PhD in early American and Native American studies at Auburn University and is the author of The Bringing of Wonder.

Chapter 1: The Anglo-Cherokee War: The Past is Prologue Chapter 2: After the Treaty of Easton: Cherokee Diplomacy against a coming Storm Chapter 3: Cherokee Diplomacy amid the ashes of Fort Loudoun Chapter 4: Snowball in the Sun: Dragging Canoe and the Spirit of 1776 Chapter 5: "The Great God of Nature has not created us to be your slaves."