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Ned Christie : the creation of an outlaw and Cherokee hero / Devon A. Mihesuah.

Summary:

"This biography of Nede Wade Christie also analyzes his role in the genre of outlaw literature, and how writers have manipulated or fabricated information to create the image of Nede as either a crazed and guilty outlaw or an innocent martyr."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780806159102
  • ISBN: 0806159103
  • Physical Description: xviii, 252 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: how we know about Ned Christie -- Family, friends, and home -- Ned the politician -- Bad company -- On the run -- The final fight -- Young men lost: Arch Wolfe and Charles Hair -- The Humphrey theory -- Creating outlaws and the heroic heroes who kill them.
Subject:
Christie, Ned, 1852-1892.
Cherokee Indians > Biography.
Cherokee Indians > History > 19th century.
Cherokee Indians > Government relations.
Outlaws > Indian Territory > History.
Indian Territory > Biography.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Christie, Ned, 1852-1892.
Cherokee Indians.
Cherokee Indians > Government relations.
Outlaws.
Oklahoma > Indian Territory.
Genre:
Biographies.
Biography.
History.
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Lummi Library E 99 .C5 C65575 2018 290211 Stacks Available -