Books with title The Story of the Cherokee People

A short history of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation from ancient times through the colonial period to modern day. Includes an account of The Trail of Tears. This work was published by Cherokee Publications an Native American owned and operated business that has been preserving Cherokee Culture since 1956. This is a very important book to the Cherokee Nation. It was the first work that began to introduce tourists to the area to the Cherokee People and also Cherokee Publication's first book.

George Everett Foster (1849-1917) was an author newspaper reporter, editor, and publisher. He was a prolific author of articles and book on the Cherokees, writing: "Story of the Cherokee Bible", and “Reminiscences of Travel in Cherokee Lands.” The Cherokee Senate passed a resolution of thanks to the Arthur for his efforts in their behalf.In 1899 Foster published the book "Story of the Cherokee Bible."Of all the wonderful things sprung from the brain of man, not one is greater than the invention of an alphabet. To make thought visible to the Se-quo-yah eye, what a miracle! The line between savagery and civilization is a line of letters. Names like those of Cadmus, Kobo and Se-quo-yah shine like stars of the first magnitude in the zenith of human history. Honored forever, though unknown, are the "Great Unnamed" ones who, in the arrow-headed characters of Assyria, or the straight lines and circlets of India, made writing possible to the common people all over Asia—oldest of continents. Of all the alphabets on earth, the Korean and the Cherokee are reckoned, by expert judges, the most nearly perfect.Mr. George E. Foster, author of this interesting volume now in your hands, is the biographer of Se-quo-yah, our American Cadmus, inventor of probably the most nearly perfect alphabet in the world. He has told of this Cherokee inventor and civilizer, this son of a German father and an Indian mother. He who first writes, in sympathy, appreciation and with critical skill, the biography of a nation's leader, merits lasting praise and high honor.

The Cherokee is the largest native tribe in the United States today. Their history dates back 15,000 years, when their ancestors made the long trek to North America from Asia. Readers will find out where the Cherokee originally settled, where and why they migrated, and what happened when European settlers encroached on Cherokee land, with special attention to the infamous Trail of Tears march of 1838-1839. This valuable account makes note of the Cherokee people's extraordinary resilience in rebuilding their culture on reservations and beyond, despite great obstacles.

"The Story of the Chosen People" was a school book written in 1896 to be read to 3rd and 4th graders. The stories are concise, (about three pages long) explaining the stories of the old testament, in chronological order. Very easy to read for devotions and easily understandable to children, while giving them all the important elements of the stories.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

In this little volume the author has tried to give a consecutive story of the Jews, or Chosen People, as objectively as the Stories of the Greeks and of the Romans, with which it forms a series. The narrative has been written in the simplest style, so as to enable even the youngest child of the third or fourth reader grade to understand it.Not the least attempt has been made to dwell upon the strictly religious side of the subject, for, owing to the mixed population in our large cities and schools, such an attempt would be impracticable. The sole aim of this very elementary work is to familiarize children, be they of Jewish, Protestant, Roman Catholic, or Freethinker parentage, with the outline of the story contained in the Old Testament, so that they can understand the allusions which appear even in juvenile literature, and can look with intelligent appreciation upon the reproductions of works of art which are now to be found in nearly all our books and magazines.I have found that, when told to young children, these historical narratives prove a source of much interest, and that the elementary knowledge then obtained remains so clear and vivid that even when they are grown up, and able to enter into the subject more thoroughly, the impression of the story as first heard is the one which is most permanent.While it may seem that, with all the facilities which the country affords to rich and poor alike, such instruction in schools would be superfluous, the fact remains that, with the exception of a few well-known stories, the children have no idea of the contents of the Old Testament. This lack of general information on the subject is often a great drawback to teachers in the course of their instruction, as references are constantly made to the Bible.Although this is a juvenile history of the Jews, it has not been written without much research; and, in order to make it as brief, comprehensive, and accurate as possible, many authorities beside the Bible, Josephus, and the Bible dictionaries, have been consulted.It is hoped that an inkling of the story of the Jews will stimulate the children’s interest, will early imbue them with a taste for history, and will give them the desire to gain further and more complete information on the subject when they grow older.-Helene Guerber

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Originally published in 1896, this is the story of the Jews, retold in simple language for young readers.70 stories from the Old Testament, from the Creation to the fall of Jerusalem in 70 A.D., including:The Forbidden FruitThe DelugeThe Tower of BabelThe Birth of IsaacAbraham’s SacrificeThe Story of JobThe Ten PlaguesThe Crossing of the Red SeaThe Golden CalfThe Walls of JerichoRuth and NaomiGideon’s FleeceDavid and GoliathThe Story of JonahThe Story of EstherFrom the author’s Preface: “The sole aim of this elementary work is to familiarize children, be they of Jewish, Protestant, Roman Catholic, or Freethinker parentage, with the outline of the story contained in the Old Testament. I have found that, when told to young children, these historical narratives prove a source of much interest. Although this is a juvenile history of the Jews, it has not been written without much research, and many authorities beside the Bible, Josephus, and Bible dictionaries have been consulted.”Note: The original edition of this book contains several illustrations; however, they are not included in this Kindle edition.About the Author:Helene A. Guerber brings history to life for young readers. She is the author of numerous books, including “The Story of the Greeks,” “The Story of the Romans,” and “The Story of the Thirteen Colonies.”

Apollo was pleased with the boy’s courage. He threw his arms around Phaëthon’s neck and said, 'You are my own dear son and to prove it I will give you whatever you ask.' Now, what did the foolish boy ask but permission to drive the fiery chariot for one day. Apollo looked very grave. 'Even the other gods cannot do that,' he said. 'Zeus himself would not attempt it. I beg of you to choose some other gift.' But Phaëthon was bent upon this one thing; and as Apollo had given his word, he had to yield. The headstrong boy sprang into the chariot and seized the reins. The Dawn threw open the eastern gates, all purple and crimson and gold, and the horses galloped up the pathway of the sky. "Any one can guess what happened. A tempest would have been just as easy for the boy to manage as those fiery steeds. He could not even keep them in the road, and they rushed wildly about in one direction and then in another. The light weight of the driver was nothing to them, and the chariot was tossed about like a ship in a storm. Phaëthon did not dare to look at the earth, it was so far below him. He did not dare to look at the sky, it was so full of monsters: the Great Bear, the Little Bear, the Serpent, and the Scorpion. He dropped the reins, and the horses dashed onward more furiously than ever. The fiery chariot swung near and nearer to the earth. The mountains began to smoke, the rivers tried to hide themselves in the sands, the ocean shrank to a lake, and cities burned to ashes. 'Oh, help me, Father Zeus!' cried the Earth. Then Zeus hurled his thunder bolt at Phaëthon, and he fell from the chariot down into the stream Eridanus. His sisters stood on the bank and wept for him, and by and by they were turned into poplar trees; and even to-day, if you listen to the poplars, you can hear them whispering softly and sadly together of the fate of their lost brother Phaëthon." So it was that one story grew out of another, until one almost wonders that the story-tellers ever knew where to stop. If children asked who made the thick walls of monstrous stones that were old even in those times, the answer was "The Cyclops"; and then there were stories upon stories of those amazing one-eyed giants. "But where did we ourselves come from a child would sometimes ask; and there was a story about that too. "Once upon a time the people in the world were very wicked," it said, "and Zeus sent a great flood to destroy them. Now Deucalion and his wife Pyrrha were good, and so Zeus promised that they should be saved.