Sequoyah : inventor of written Cherokee / by Roberta Basel.
Basel, Roberta.
2007
E99.C5 S543 2007 (Mapit)
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Title Sequoyah : inventor of written Cherokee / by Roberta Basel.
Author Basel, Roberta.
ISBN 9780756518875
0756518873
9780756521974 (pbk.)
0756521971 (pbk.)
Publication Details Minneapolis, Minn. : Compass Point Books, c2007.
Language English
Description 112 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.
Call Number E99.C5 S543 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification 975.004/975570092
Summary Sequoyah, a Cherokee Indian, is best known for inventing a system of writing for the Cherokee language. In 1821, after more than a decade of work, he succeeded in creating a set of symbols to represent the sounds of spoken Cherokee. The new written language was easy to learn and helped boost ethnic pride. Sequoyah won the respect of his people and was soon operating as a delegate in Cherokee dealings with the United States. He died in 1843 on a mission to unify the Cherokee people.--From publisher description.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Signature lives.
Linked Resources Table of contents only
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Talking leaves
A Cherokee childhood
A nation deceived
Taming a wild animal
Spreading like fire
The phoenix rises
Treaties and travels
Uniting the nation
A final mission
The world remembers a genius.

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