The Choctaw before Removal

The Choctaw before Removal
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Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 9781496800954
ISBN-13 : 1496800958
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Book Synopsis The Choctaw before Removal by : Carolyn Keller Reeves

Download or read book The Choctaw before Removal written by Carolyn Keller Reeves and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2009-10-20 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With essays by William Brescia Jr., Robert B. Ferguson, Patricia K. Galloway, John D. W. Guice, Grayson Noley, Carolyn Keller Reeves, Margaret Zehmer Searcy, and Samuel J. Wells This book focuses upon Choctaw history prior to 1830, when the tribe forfeited territorial claims and was removed from native lands in Mississippi. The included essays emphasize Choctaw anthropology, beliefs, and experience with the US government prior to the tribe's removal to Oklahoma. Attention is focused upon the ways in which European groups, frontiersmen, and state and federal officials affected the Choctaw ideology. This collection shows the relationship among the various forces that combined to erode the culture, economy, and political structure of the Choctaw.


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