Oconaluftee : The History of a Smoky Mountain Valley /

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"The Oconaluftee Valley, located on the North Carolina side of the Smokies, is home of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians and part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). This seemingly isolated valley has an epic tale to tell. Elizabeth Giddens offers a...

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Autor principal: Giddens, Elizabeth (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2023]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Cherokee Indians.
Cherokee Indians > Homes and haunts > North Carolina.
Cherokee Indians > North Carolina > History.
United States > Great Smoky Mountains.
North Carolina.
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians > History.
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.) > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An inviting spot
  • Below the plow zone: the valley's human prehistory
  • The principal people: traditions of harmony and sharing
  • Life in the Out Towns: crises of the colonial era
  • Two peoples share a home: the early nineteenth century in the valley
  • Circumventing the Trail of Tears: Lufty Cherokees hold on
  • Beginning to map the Smokies: famous men and mountain names
  • An isolated valley in wartime: a biracial confederate force
  • Separate realities: race and land ownership
  • The established families flourish: farm and community upgrades
  • Migratory lives: departures, returns, and arrivals
  • Qualla's long struggle for security: the Eastern Band is established
  • From birdsong to train whistle: the Industrial Age reaches the mountains
  • CCC transformations: from logging camps to parkland
  • Cross Jordan into Canaan and I want to go: remnants of a township.

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