The Cherokee syllabary : writing the people's perseverance

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The Cherokee syllabary : writing the people's perseverance / Ellen Cushman.

Cushman, Ellen, 1967- (Author).

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In 1821, Sequoyah, a Cherokee metalworker and inventor, introduced a writing system that he had been developing for more than a decade. His creation--the Cherokee syllabary--helped his people learn to read and write within five years and became a principal part of their identity. This groundbreaking study traces the creation, dissemination, and evolution of Sequoyah's syllabary from script to print to digital forms.

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ISBN: 9780806142203
ISBN: 0806142200
ISBN: 9780806143736
ISBN: 0806143738
Physical Description: xvii, 238 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, ©2011.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Introduction: Peoplehood, tools, and perseverance -- Sequoyah and the politics of language -- The syllabary as writing system -- The syllabary's design -- The syllabary from script to print -- Elias Boudinot and the Cherokee phoenix -- The breadth of the Cherokee writing system, 1840-1920 -- Perseverance and calculated inconspicuousness, 1920-1980 -- Peoplehood and perseverance : the Cherokee language, 1980-2010.

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