CONTENTS

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• I—Introduction      11
• II—Historicalsketch of the Cherokee      14
  • The traditionaryperiod      14
  • The period ofSpanish exploration—1540–?     23
  • The Colonial andRevolutionary period—1654–1784     29
  • Relations with theUnited States      61
    • From the first treaty to theRemoval—1785–1838      61
    • The Removal—1838–1839     130
    • The Arkansas band—1817–1838     135
    • The Texas band—1817–1900     143
    • The Cherokee Nation of theWest—1840–1900      146
    • The East Cherokee—1838–1900     157
• III—Notes to thehistorical sketch      182
• IV—Stories andstory-tellers      229
• V—...