A haunting microhistory of an Afro-Cherokee family navigating slavery and freedom in key American events.
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A haunting microhistory of an Afro-Cherokee family navigating slavery and freedom in key American events.
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"This beautifully written book tells the haunting saga of a quintessentially American family. It is the story of Shoe Boots, a famed Cherokee warrior and successful farmer, and Doll, an African slave he acquired in the late 1790s. Over the next thirty years, Shoe Boots and Doll lived together as master and slave and also as lifelong partners who, with their children and grandchildren, experienced key events in American history--including slavery, the Creek War, the founding of the Cherokee Natio...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Coerced master-slave intimacy; sexual violence against enslaved women discussed
Violence & gore
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Creek War, Civil War, and forced removal described without graphic detail
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Not present
Occult / demonology
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Not present
Political content
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Central analysis of race, slavery, citizenship, and Cherokee nationhood
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Slavery, sexual coercion, racial subordination, and Trail of Tears define the narrative
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