Annotation This work explores the dynamic issues of race and religion within the Cherokee Nation and to look at the role of secret societies in shaping these forces during the nineteenth century.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-288) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 Red, White, and Black in the Old South -- chapter 2 "Civilization" and Its Discontents -- chapter 3 The Birth and Growth of the Keetoowah Society -- chapter 4 "Between Two Fires" -- chapter 5 "So Laudable an Enterprise" -- chapter 6 "The Most Sacred Obligations."