Struggle on the Hiwassee
Author : E. Raymond Evans
Publisher :
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 31,71 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Tennessee
ISBN :
The Cherokee Struggle to Maintain Identity in the 17th and 18th Centuries
Author : William R. Reynolds, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 40,27 MB
Release : 2015-01-23
Category : History
ISBN : 0786473177
Book Description
With the arrival of Europeans in North America, the Cherokee were profoundly affected. This book thoroughly discusses their history during the Colonial and Revolutionary War eras. Starting with the French and Indian War, the Cherokee were allied with the British, relying on them for goods like poorly made muskets. The alliance proved unequal, with the British refusing aid--even as settlers made incursions into Cherokee lands--while requiring them to fight on the British side against the French and rebellious Americans. At the same time, the Cherokee were moving away from their traditions, and leadership disagreements caused their nation to become fragmented. All of this resulted in the loss of Cherokee ancestral lands.
Rethinking the Struggle for Puerto Rican Rights
Author : Lorrin R Thomas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 667 pages
File Size : 26,43 MB
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1351678736
Book Description
Rethinking the Struggle for Puerto Rican Rights offers a reexamination of the history of Puerto Ricans’ political and social activism in the United States in the twentieth century. Authors Lorrin Thomas and Aldo A. Lauria Santiago survey the ways in which Puerto Ricans worked within the United States to create communities for themselves and their compatriots in times and places where dark-skinned or ‘foreign’ Americans were often unwelcome. The authors argue that the energetic Puerto Rican rights movement which rose to prominence in the late 1960s was built on a foundation of civil rights activism beginning much earlier in the century. The text contextualizes Puerto Rican activism within the broader context of twentieth-century civil rights movements, while emphasizing the characteristics and goals unique to the Puerto Rican experience. Lucid and insightful, Rethinking the Struggle for Puerto Rican Rights provides a much-needed introduction to a lesser-known but critically important social and political movement.
Struggle for a Better South
Author : G. Michel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 35,30 MB
Release : 2004-11-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1403981817
Book Description
Struggle for a Better South dispels the notion that all whites in the South stood united against social change in the 1960s. Gregg Michel's compelling study of the Southern Student Organizing Committee (SSOC), the leading progressive organization created by young white activists in the South during that tumultuous decade, fills a crucial gap in the literature about New Left activism. Michel shows that the SSOC was the only activist group of the era that worked to cultivate white support for the social movement. The SSOC's members gave themselves the delicate task of reconciling their love for the South and its history - warts and all - with their modern-day commitment to equality and justice for all people.
Correspondence of James K. Polk
Author : James Knox Polk
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 886 pages
File Size : 17,64 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780826512086
Book Description
In the second half of 1845 the focus of Polk's correspondence shifted from those issues relating, to the formation of his administration and distribution of party patronage to those that would give shape and consequence to his presidency: the admission of Texas, preparation for its defense, restoration of diplomatic relations with Mexico, and termination of joint occupancy of the Oregon Country. In addition to the texts, briefs, and annotations, the editors have calendared all of the documents for the last six months of 1845. Entries for unpublished letters include the documents' dates, addressees, classifications, repositories, and precis. The Polk Project is sponsored by the University of Tennessee and assisted by grants from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Tennessee Historical Commission.
The Freedom-of-thought Struggle in the Old South
Author : Clement Eaton
Publisher :
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 38,99 MB
Release : 1964
Category : Liberalism
ISBN :
Book Description
The Tennessee-Virginia Tri-cities
Author : Tom Lee
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 11,95 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781572333345
Book Description
A Spirited Resistance
Author : Gregory Evans Dowd
Publisher : Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 25,97 MB
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN :
Book Description
The events leading to this vision are the subject of A Spirited Resistance, the poignant story of the Indian movement to challenge Anglo-American expansionism. Departing from the traditional confines of the history of American Indians, Gregory Evans Dowd carefully draws on ethnographic sources to recapture the beliefs, thoughts, and actions of four principal Indian nations - Delaware, Shawnee, Cherokee, and Creek.
Technical Report
Author : Tennessee Valley Authority
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 31,51 MB
Release : 1940
Category : Flood control
ISBN :
Book Description
Dam Greed
Author : Frances Brown Dorward
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 35,61 MB
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 1436379474
Book Description
The book Dam Greed reveals the second effort to save the Little T by lawyers who saw unique beauty in the river and alternative ways to bring industry and money to the area without flooding. The lawyers, scientists, and archaeologists tried to prevent the destruction of the land, water, farming businesses, recreation areas, and historical sites. They reveal the politics that disregarded the environment, free enterprise, and the Endangered Species Act. The book may be purchased over the Internet at http://www.xlibris.com or locally at Sloan's Center in Madisonville or Vonore, Susan Morris Art Gallery in Sweetwater, John Hall Museum in Tellico Plains, and McKenzie Books in Athens. The cover was made by Julie Jack, a professor of art at Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens, Tennessee. Water, the sky, a map of the area, and the Rose Island holly are shown with Robert and Bruce Dorward, the husband and the son of the author. Ms. Jack's work is available at Athens Art and Frame Shop. Her Web site is http://www.juliejack.com, and she is available as a visiting artist and instructor at conferences and workshops.
