In this collection of 26 essays, novelist and Cherokee Indian Conley (Cherokee studies, Western Carolina U.) describes facets of Cherokee Indian life and history. Essays cover a range of subjects: Cherokee Confederate General Stand Watie, Cherokee Freedmen, casinos, Oklahoma, outlaws like Henry Starr, Will Rogers, women and the clan system, celebrities, Indian humor, sports, and Cherokee names and literature, among other areas. Annotation ?2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Genre: Literary Criticism, History, Literary Collections
- Subgenre: American / Native American, Native American, Essays
- Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr
- Pages: 200
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: October 31, 2008
- Date Published: October 31, 2008
- Author: Robert J. Conley