Source:Franks, Kenny Arthur. Stand Watie

Description

When Stand Watie died, a friend commented that his "labors on earth ... will never be forgotten but handed down to future generations" as a challenge to those who "aspire to leave their footprints on the sands of time." Kenny A. Franks has written the first full-length biography of this great Cherokee leader and Confederate general, a book epic in theme, readable in content, and beautiful in format.

For more than three decades Stand Watie was a controversial figure in Cherokee history. Not educated for the task, he was thrust to the forefront of Cherokee history after the brutal murders of the leaders of the Ridge-Watie-Boudinot faction. Thereafter he was locked in a lifelong struggle with John Ross, the leader of the other principal faction of the Cherokees. During the Civil War he became the only Indian general on either side of the conflict, a role that brought great hardships to him and his family. Time and again he demonstrated his genius, never wavering from what he saw as his duty until his death in 1871.

Keven A. Franks proves himself a biographer worthy of his subject. His manuscript was selected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to receive the Mrs. Simon Baruch University Award as the best book on Southern history for the year 1978, while the Oklahoma Chapter of the UDC presented the author with its Jefferson Davis Medal for this outstanding contribution to the study of one of Oklahoma/s most significant figures.

This book -- vital to an understanding of Oklahoma's colorful heritage -- was designed by Paul Lafebvre, noted photographer and designer. The result is a book as attractive in format as it is readable in content, one which every Oklahoman will want to read and own.

Details

• Named Person: Stand Watie
• Material Type: Biography
• Document Type: Book
• All Authors / Contributors: Kenny Arthur Franks
• ISBN: 0878700633 9780878700639
• OCLC Number: 5243586
• Notes: Based on the author's thesis, Oklahoma State University, 1973. Includes index.
• Description: viii, 257 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.