Stoking the Fire Nationhood in Cherokee Writing, 1907-1970 |
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| Author:
| Brown, Kirby |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8061-6016-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2019 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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The years between Oklahoma statehood in 1907 and the 1971 reemergence of the Cherokee Nation are often seen as an intellectual, political, and literary "dark age" in Cherokee history. In
Stoking the Fire, Kirby Brown brings to light a rich array of writing that counters this view. A critical reading of the work of several twentieth-century Cherokee writers, this book reveals the complicated ways their writings reimagined, enacted, and bore witness to Cherokee nationhood in...
More DescriptionThe years between Oklahoma statehood in 1907 and the 1971 reemergence of the Cherokee Nation are often seen as an intellectual, political, and literary "dark age" in Cherokee history. In Stoking the Fire, Kirby Brown brings to light a rich array of writing that counters this view. A critical reading of the work of several twentieth-century Cherokee writers, this book reveals the complicated ways their writings reimagined, enacted, and bore witness to Cherokee nationhood in the absence of a functioning Cherokee state.