Suggested Reading
Books I own
History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez Indians, H. B. Cushman, 1899, 1962
The Removal of the Choctaw Indians, Arthur H. DeRosier Jr, 1970
Redskins, Ruffleshirts and Rednecks, Mary Young 1961
They say the wind is red, Jacqueline Matte
The Fall of the Choctaw Republic, Angie Debo
Choctaw Removal, Grant Foreman
Choctaw and Missionaries in Mississippi 1818-1918, Clara Sue Kidwell
From Rusty Lang, another researcher..
Here are some books I recommend:
· "The Dawes Commission and the Allotment of the Five Civilized Tribes,"
1893-1914 by Kent Carter ---a scholarly book.
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· "After the Trail of Tears: The Cherokees Struggle," by William
McLoughlin, University of North Carolina Press -- I am just now reading.
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· "The Five Civilized Tribes," by Grant Foreman, OU press --- he is a
leading authority who was in charge of the WPA project that resulted in
Pioneer Papers. OU Press
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· "Indian Removal," by Grant Foreman, OU Press - AM IN THE MIDDLE .
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· "History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez Indians,' by H.B. Cushman,
edited by Angie Debo --- an indepth historical prospective. OU Press
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· "Indians of North American, The Choctaw,"by Jesse O. McKee -- part of a
series that is a basic primer
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· Anything by Angie Debo. The ones I have read are "And Still the Waters
Run, The Betrayal of the Five Civilized Tribes," and "The Rise and Fall of
the Choctaw Republic." These are about allotments and how Choctaws handled
them. I also hear "Geronimo" is good. She is an Oklahoma treasure. OU Press.
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· "Choctaws and Missionaries in Mississippi, 1818-1918," Clara Sue Kidwell.
-- self-explanatory; a good view of the Folsoms and their role in Choctaw
History. OU Press.
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· "Way Down Yonder in the Indian Nation," by Michael Wallis (of Tulsa), St.
Marten's Griffin -- just plain ole fun.
"Nations Remembered" by Theda Perdue. It is an oral history of the
Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, and Seminoles in OK 1865-1907.
· Except for the McKee book, these are all widely available in paperback.
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· HAVEN'T READ THESE BUT WANT TO SOMEDAY:
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· Our Native Americans: Their Records of Genealogical Value, by E. Kay
Kirkham (two volumes)
· A Guide to Records in the National Archives Relating to American Indians,
the National Archives and Records Administration
· Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian, by A. Klein
The Atlas of the North American Indian" by Carl Waldeman
Red Snake" and "Running Bear" by psychic archealogist George McMullen
"Chahta Hapia Hoke" by Charles Worsham
A Complete Roll of All Choctaw Claimants and Their Heirs" compiled and edited
by Joe R. Goss.
"Pioneers and Preachers"
"Letters Regarding Choctaw Missionaries"Chronicles of Oklahoma, vol xvii, pp
275-7. By ann lewis.
"Life Among the Choctaw Indians," Benson
William B. Morrison, "The Choctaw Mission of theAmerican Board of Commission
for Foreign Missions," Chronicles of Oklahoma, IV (1926) p. 175.
REFERENCE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN, by A. Klein, New York, 1967.
THE SOURCE: A GUIDEBOOK OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY, by Arlene Eakle and Johni
Cerny, Salt Lake City, UT, 1984, has a bibliography suggesting many sources
for tribes, pages 551-557.
AMERICAN INDIANS: A SELECT CATALOG OF NATIONAL ARCHIVES MICROFILM, $5.00,
from the Publication Staff, National Archives, P. O. Box 2580, Alexandria, VA
22301.
HOW TO RESEARCH AMERICAN BLOOD LINES: A MANUAL ON INDIAN GENEALOGICAL
RESEARCH, by Cecelia Smith Carpenter, c1987, 110pp., $9.00 plus $2.00
shipping & handling from Heritage Quest, P. O. Box 1119, Orting, WA 98360, or
Cecelia S. Carpenter, P. O. Box 44306, Tacoma, WA 98444.
Rusty Lang
