Book 27: Puritans, Indians, and Manifest Destiny
Scope and Contents
The Cherokee Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections includes a large selection of periodicals from publications like the Cherokee Observer, The Cherokee Phoenix, The Cherokee Advocate, and The Journal of Cherokee Studies. It includes an extensive collection of books on Cherokee and Native American history and many binders of historical and genealogical materials as well as a selection of artifacts.
Dates
- circa 1850-2023
Extent
From the Collection: 10 Linear Feet (5 small boxes of books. 3 large boxes of periodicals and newspapers. 19 large binders of misc. materials, 2 large folders of genealogical material, and artifacts and artwork. Note: approximates. )
Language
English
Table of Contents
PREFACE 11 FOREWORD 15 CHRONOLOGY 19 MAP 22 INTRODUCTION “For the Sake of Our Religion” 25 CHAPTER I “If Thy Belly Be Thy God”: Land and Trade 41 CHAPTER II “God Wraps Us in His Ordinances”: Government Relations 75 CHAPTER III “If God Be with Us”: The Pequot War 105 CHAPTER IV “Hiring Them to Hear Sermons”: Christianizing the Indians 141 CHAPTER V “To Dispossess Us of the Land”: King Philip’s War 181 CONCLUSION “They Thought Their Way Was Good” 215 SUGGESTED READINGS FOR FUTURE STUDY 227 NOTES 731 INDEX 251
Repository Details
Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta GA 30601 United States
7063728116
229-259-5055 (Fax)
archives@valdosta.edu