01612cam a2200313 i 4500 344427630 ER5 20180411120000.0 170901s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017041911 9781501128714 150112871X (OCoLC)989963980 ER5 rda Sedgwick, John, 1954- Blood moon : an American epic of war and splendor in the Cherokee Nation / by John Sedgwick. New York : Simon and Schuster, 2018. pages cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. This sweeping American epic reveals the story of the century-long blood feud between two rival Cherokee chiefs from the early years of the United States. Dramatic, far-reaching, and unforgettable, this book paints a portrait of these two inspirational leaders who worked together to lift their people to the height of culture and learning as the most civilized tribe in the nation, and then drop them to the depths of ruin and despair as they turned against each other. Theirs is a story of land, pride, honour, and loss that forms much of the country's mythic past today. Print run 100,000. 20180411. Ridge, Major, approximately 1771-1839. Ross, John, 1790-1866. Trail of Tears, 1838-1839. CHEROKEE INDIANS History 19th century.