The Payne-Butrick papers /

This set is a collection of information about traditional Cherokee culture. Because many of the Cherokees own records were lost during their forced removal to the west, the Payne-Butrick Papers are the most detailed written source about the Cherokee Nation during the late eighteenth and early ninete...

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Main Author: Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852
Other Authors: Butrick, D. S. (Daniel Sabin), 1789-1847, Anderson, William L., 1941-, Brown, Jane L., Rogers, Anne F.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lincoln, Neb. : University of Nebraska Press, 2010.
Series:Indians of the Southeast.
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Summary:This set is a collection of information about traditional Cherokee culture. Because many of the Cherokees own records were lost during their forced removal to the west, the Payne-Butrick Papers are the most detailed written source about the Cherokee Nation during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The collection also contains much of the Cherokee leaders correspondence, and covers nearly all aspects of traditional Cherokee culture and history, including politics, myths, early and later religious beliefs, rituals, marriage customs, ball play, language, dances, and attitudes toward children.
Physical Description:2 volumes ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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