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John Rollin Ridge was a controversial, celebrated, and self-cast exile. He was born to a prominent Cherokee Indian family in 1827. This biography places Ridge in the circle of his family and recreates the circumstances surrounding the assassination of his father and his grandfather and uncle by rival Cherokees, led by John Ross.

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“Parins has done an admirable job of placing this important and enigmatic figure in his proper social, political, and historical context without simplistic or reductive explanations.”—Studies in American Indian Literature
“A well-researched, beautifully organized, and smoothly written biography of John Rollin Ridge. It is a memorable achievement, presenting a sharply realized characterization of this pioneer Indian writer.”—New Mexico Historical Review

John Rollin Ridge His Life and Works

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      Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
      Publication Date: 01/06/2004
      ISBN13: 9780803287808, 978-0803287808
      ISBN10: 0803287801
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      John Rollin Ridge was a controversial, celebrated, and self-cast exile. He was born to a prominent Cherokee Indian family in 1827. This biography places Ridge in the circle of his family and recreates the circumstances surrounding the assassination of his father and his grandfather and uncle by rival Cherokees, led by John Ross.

      Trade Review
      “Parins has done an admirable job of placing this important and enigmatic figure in his proper social, political, and historical context without simplistic or reductive explanations.”—Studies in American Indian Literature
      “A well-researched, beautifully organized, and smoothly written biography of John Rollin Ridge. It is a memorable achievement, presenting a sharply realized characterization of this pioneer Indian writer.”—New Mexico Historical Review

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