Ties that bind : the story of an Afro-Cherokee family in slavery and freedom / Tiya Miles.
"This beautifully written book tells the haunting saga of a quintessentially American family. It is the story of Shoe Boots, a famed Cherokee warrior and successful farmer, and Doll, an African slave he acquired in the late 1790s. Over the next thirty years, Shoe Boots and Doll lived together a...
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| Other title: | Story of an Afro-Cherokee family in slavery and freedom. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
[2015]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | American crossroads ;
14. |
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Table of Contents:
- Captivity
- Slavery
- Motherhood
- Property
- Christianity
- Nationhood
- Gold rush
- Removal
- Capture
- Freedom
- Epilogue : citizenship
- Coda : the Shoeboots family today.