Beyond the Mississippi : from the great river to the great ocean : life and adventure on the prairies, mountains, and Pacific coast (1869)
Richardson, Albert D. (Albert Deane), 1833-1869 · Hartford, Cn. : American Pub. Co. · leaf 642
590 SEQUOYAH AND THE ‘TALKING LEAF.’ [1869. The Cherokees had no written language. One day several, noticing a white prisoner in the act of reading a letter, raised the question whether the ‘ talking leaf ’ was a special gift from the Great Spirit, or a mere human invention. Sequoyah, though … SEQUOYAH (GEORGE GUEST), INVENTOR OF THE CHEROKEE ALPHABET. scouting the suggestion that it was miraculous, grew interested in the subject. A lameness caused by a white-swelling kept him from active pursuits, and for three years he laboriously collected the words of the Cherokee language, and…
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel · West (U.S.) -- Social life and customs
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