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Skinwalker Skinwalker Faith Hunter "Jane Yellowrock is the last of her kind--a skinwalker of Cherokee descent who can turn into any creature she desires--and hunts the undead for a living. But now she's been hired by Katherine Fontene… OL15527675W
Blood cross Blood cross Faith Hunter "The Vampire Council of New Orleans has hired Jane to hunt and kill one of their own who has broken sacred ancient rules. But she quickly realizes that in a community that is thousands of years old, … OL15543702W
The Cherokee The Cherokee Raymond Bial Discusses the history, culture, social structure, beliefs, and customs of the Cherokee people. OL15829753W
Remember my name Remember my name Sara H. Banks Eleven-year-old Annie Rising Fawn Stuart is sent to live with her uncle, a wealthy Cherokee plantation owner in Georgia, where she befriends a young slave girl and is caught up in the tragic events s… OL16476333W
American dreams American dreams Janet Dailey Temple Gordon is every inch a Southern belle. Raised on a grand plantation, the outspoken young beauty has known only the comforts of luxury. And though her father attended the finest schools in the … OL17731477W
The trail on which they wept The trail on which they wept Dorothy Hoobler,Thomas Hoobler Forced to leave their homes in Georgia in 1837, Sarah Tsaluh Rogers, her family, and other Cherokees make the long and difficult journey along the Trail of Tears to the Indian Territory in Oklahoma. OL18181037W
Will Rogers Will Rogers Mary Malone Follows the private and public life of the humorist and social critic, from his childhood in Oklahoma through his years as a cowboy to his rise to fame as an entertainer. OL1924149W
The Trail of Tears The Trail of Tears Joseph Bruchac Recounts how the Cherokees, after fighting to keep their land in the nineteenth century, were forced to leave and travel 1200 miles to a new settlement in Oklahoma, a terrible journey known as the Tr… OL24303656W
Sequoyah and the Cherokee alphabet Sequoyah and the Cherokee alphabet Robert Cwiklik A biography of the Cherokee Indian who invented a method for his people to write and read their own language. OL2619275W
Myths of the Cherokee Myths of the Cherokee James Mooney Thirteen stories from the campfire lore of the Cherokee which the Indians say originated in the age when man and animal spoke the same language. Includes a brief history of the Cherokee in America. OL2931697W
Another country Another country Christopher Camuto xiv, 351 p. ; 25 cm OL36497W
How Rabbit tricked Otter and other Cherokee trickster stories How Rabbit tricked Otter and other Cherokee trickster stories Gayle Ross Fifteen traditional tales follow the adventures of Rabbit, the Cherokee trickster. OL3746570W
The Cherokee Indians The Cherokee Indians Nicole Claro Examines the history, culture, and future prospects of the Cherokee Indians. OL3939800W
John Ross John Ross Felix C. Lowe Discusses the Cherokee chief who fought unsuccessfully to protect the land of his people, until they were forced to march along the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma. OL4779043W
John Ross John Ross Sara Gordon Harrell A biography of the Cherokee chief who led his people for more than 40 years, first in an effort to keep their homeland, and later through their greatest trial when they were forced to go west by the … OL4809270W
The Lover The Lover Genell Dellin Desperate to save her small farm, Susanna Copeland decides to drive a herd of cattle to Kansas – but no crew will work for a woman. Looking for a man who'll pretend he's her husband, she bails Eagle … OL5698229W
Rabbit and the fingerbone necklace Rabbit and the fingerbone necklace Deborah L. Duvall Rabbit, whose Cherokee name is Ji-Stu, tries to retrieve a magic human finger bone necklace from Little Raven's relatives. OL5719128W
Flight of the eagle Flight of the eagle J. D. Haines A troubled thirteen-year-old from Chicago moves to Oklahoma, where his part-Cherokee grandfather prepares him to go on a vision quest, then shows him how to live by spiritual ideals on his journey to… OL5740529W
The story of Sequoyah The story of Sequoyah Bernice Kohn Hunt Summarizes the life of Sequoyah, the Cherokee warrior, who devised a written language for his people. OL5832937W
Will Rogers Will Rogers C. W. Campbell A biography of the Oklahoma cowboy of Indian descent who became a well-known star of stage and screen and a noted humorist. OL6554655W
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