Unconquerable The Story of John Ross, Chief of the Cherokees, 1828–1866
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John M. Oskison (1874–1947) was a prolific Cherokee author, journalist, and activist. He published short stories and essays on Indian life at the turn of the twentieth century, novels about life in the Indian Territory, and biographies of Tecumseh and Sam Houston. Lionel LarrÉ is the president of Bordeaux Montaigne University. He is the author of several books and the editor of Oskison’s Tales of the Old Indian Territory and Essays on the Indian Condition (Nebraska, 2012).Unconquerable The Story of John Ross, Chief of the Cherokees, 1828–1866
“<i>Unconquerable</i> helps us understand the career and contributions of a key figure in early twentieth-century Native American literature who is too often dismissed. LarrÉ has become an authority on Oskison and his body of work, and this book further develops resources for those interested in this writer-and Cherokee and Oklahoma studies more broadly.”-Lindsey Claire Smith, author of <i>Indians, Environment, and Identity on the Borders of American Literature: From Faulkner and Morrison to Walker and Silko</i> “<i>Unconquerable</i> is important on a number of levels. It offers a welcome Cherokee perspective on John Ross and all of the crises he helped his nation negotiate. The editor makes it even more important by virtue of the introduction, which gives readers an opportunity to engage the politics of history writing.”-Daniel M. Cobb, author of <i>Native Activism in Cold War America: The Struggle for Sovereignty</i>
Ross remains one of the most celebrated Cherokee heroes: his story is an integral part not only of Cherokee history but also of the history of Indian Territory and of the United States. With a critical introduction by noted Oskison scholar Lionel LarrÉ, Unconquerable sheds light on the critical work of an author who deserves more attention from both the public and scholars of Native American studies.
“<i>Unconquerable</i> helps us understand the career and contributions of a key figure in early twentieth-century Native American literature who is too often dismissed. LarrÉ has become an authority on Oskison and his body of work, and this book further develops resources for those interested in this writer-and Cherokee and Oklahoma studies more broadly.”-Lindsey Claire Smith, author of <i>Indians, Environment, and Identity on the Borders of American Literature: From Faulkner and Morrison to Walker and Silko</i> “<i>Unconquerable</i> is important on a number of levels. It offers a welcome Cherokee perspective on John Ross and all of the crises he helped his nation negotiate. The editor makes it even more important by virtue of the introduction, which gives readers an opportunity to engage the politics of history writing.”-Daniel M. Cobb, author of <i>Native Activism in Cold War America: The Struggle for Sovereignty</i>
Ross remains one of the most celebrated Cherokee heroes: his story is an integral part not only of Cherokee history but also of the history of Indian Territory and of the United States. With a critical introduction by noted Oskison scholar Lionel LarrÉ, Unconquerable sheds light on the critical work of an author who deserves more attention from both the public and scholars of Native American studies.