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History of the Cherokee Indians and Their Legends and Folk Lore

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This is an excellent refrence book for those researching their Cherokee ancestry. It contains the family pedigree's of the Old Settlers, e.g. those Cherokee's who arrived in Indian Territory (Oklahoma)prior to the Trail Tears including some who arrived later. A number of family histories are also included. Because Emmet Starr obtained most of his information from personal interviews with descendants, there are some errors, however the work is invaluable as a genealogy research tool.

For anyone looking for Cherokee family connections, this is a good place to start. The historical facts are not in chronological order, and can be confusing however.

Good geneological information, great photographs. This book provides great insight into Cherokee perspectives at the early half of the 20th century.

I found this review of Cherokee history very distasteful in the fact that it portrayed the Cherokee Patriot chief Dragging Canoe as a common outlaw. While the truth be known it was his father Leaning Wood and the "peace faction" he led that undermined Cherokee sovereignty of the homeland in the East.