Slavery and the Evolution of Cherokee Society, 1540-1866 - Theda Perdue

An excellent small book that focuses on the issue of slavery and the Cherokees. It examines the traditional role of "slaves" in the pre-historic period and the evolution of the economic practice of slavery for the Cherokees as well as the Cherokees who were sold into slavery. It then examines the activities of the Cherokee nation after removal and in the civil war.