Cherokee in Controversy

Jesse Bushyhead was a detachment leader during the forced Indian removal on what has become known as the Trail of Tears. In this capacity, he was responsible for the safe conduct of more than 900 emigrants from Tennessee to Indian Territory in eastern Oklahoma. After the journey, Bushyhead was a principal participant in the formation of the new Cherokee government, providing stability in the turbulent and often internecine struggle between factions. And although without legal training, he served the new government as a chief justice of the Cherokee Supreme Court. Yet during these challenges, Bushyhead, also a Baptist minister, assisted missionary Evan Jones in establishing a vibrant Baptist presence among Cherokees.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Published: 05/02/2017
ISBN: 9780881466072
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Choice 01/01/2018