SEVEN. Gold Rush

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Illustrations xi
4. PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION xv
5. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION xxvii
6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxxi
7. Introduction 1
8. PART ONE. Bone of My Bone: Slavery, Race, and Nation—East
9. ONE. Captivity 9
10. TWO. Slavery 25
11. THREE. Motherhood 44
12. FOUR. Property 64
13. FIVE. Christianity 85
14. SIX. Nationhood 100
15. SEVEN. Gold Rush 129
16. PART TWO. Of Blood and Bone Freedom, Kinship, and Citizenship—West
17. EIGHT. Removal 145
18. NINE. Capture 162
19. TEN. Freedom 179
20. EPILOGUE. Citizenship 191
21. CODA: The Shoeboots Family Today 204
22. APPENDIX ONE. Research Methods and Challenges 207
23. APPENDIX TWO. Definition and Use of Terms 214
24. APPENDIX THREE. Cherokee Names and Mistaken Identities 216
25. APPENDIX FOUR. Primary Sources for Further Study 219
26. NOTES 281
27. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 335
28. INDEX 355
29. AMERICAN CROSSROADS 369