The House on Diamond Hill: A Cherokee Plantation Story

by Tiya Miles

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At the turn of the nineteenth century, James Vann, a Cherokee chief and entrepreneur, established Diamond Hill in Georgia, the most famous plantation in the southeastern Cherokee Nation. In this first full-length study to reconstruct the history of the plantation, Tiya Miles tells the story of Diamond Hill's founding, its flourishing, its takeover by white land-lottery winners on the eve of the Cherokee Removal, its decay, and ultimately its renovation...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0807872679

ISBN13:9780807872673

Release Date:August 2012

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:336 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Abolition African-American Studies Discrimination & Racism History Native American Studies Race Relations Slavery & Emancipation Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics

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