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Author Mihesuah, Devon A., 1957- author.

Title Ned Christie : the creation of an outlaw and Cherokee hero / Devon A. Mihesuah.

Publication Info. Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2018]

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 Simsbury Public Library - Biographies  BIOG CHRISTIE, NED    Check Shelf
Description xviii, 252 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: how we know about Ned Christie -- Family, friends, and home -- Ned the politician -- Bad company -- On the run -- The final fight -- Young men lost: Arch Wolfe and Charles Hair -- The Humphrey theory -- Creating outlaws and the heroic heroes who kill them.
Summary "This biography of Nede Wade Christie also analyzes his role in the genre of outlaw literature, and how writers have manipulated or fabricated information to create the image of Nede as either a crazed and guilty outlaw or an innocent martyr."--Provided by publisher.
Subject Christie, Ned, 1852-1892.
Christie, Ned, 1852-1892. (OCoLC)fst00186000
Cherokee Indians -- Biography.
Cherokee Indians -- History -- 19th century.
Cherokee Indians -- Government relations.
Outlaws -- Indian Territory -- History.
Indian Territory -- Biography.
Cherokee Indians. (OCoLC)fst00853662
Cherokee Indians -- Government relations. (OCoLC)fst00853677
Outlaws. (OCoLC)fst01049233
Oklahoma -- Indian Territory. (OCoLC)fst01225150
Chronological Term 1800-1899
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Biographies.
Added Title Creation of an outlaw and Cherokee hero
ISBN 9780806159102 (hardcover ;) (alkaline paper)
0806159103 (hardcover ;) (alkaline paper)
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