By John Sedgwick
This sweeping American epic reveals one of the greatest untold stories
of the nineteenth century: the fierce rivalry between two great Cherokee chiefs
that led to war, forced migration, and the devastation of a once-proud nation.
Blood Moon is the story of the century-long blood feud between two rival
Cherokee chiefs from the early years of the United States through the infamous
Trail of Tears and into the Civil War. While little remembered today, their
mutual hatred shaped the tragic history of the tribe far more than anyone, even
the reviled President Andrew Jackson, ever did.
In this epic saga, John Sedgwick brings to life an untold chapter of American
history through the relationship between one chief called The Ridge, a fearsome
warrior who spoke no English but whose exploits on the battlefield were
legendary, and John Ross, who was the Cherokees’ primary chief for nearly forty
years, yet displayed the Scottish side of his mixed-blood heritage and spoke
not a word of Cherokee. To protect their sacred landholdings from American
encroachment, these two men negotiated with almost every American president
from George Washington through Abraham Lincoln. At first friends and allies,
they broke on the subject of Removal, breeding an enmity that lead to a bloody
civil war within Cherokee Nation that culminated in the two factions battling
each other in the War Between the States.
Dramatic, far-reaching, and unforgettable, Blood Moon paints a portrait
of these two inspirational leaders who worked together to lift their people to
the height of culture and learning as the most civilized tribe in the nation,
and then drop them to the depths of ruin and despair as they turned against
each other. Theirs is a story of land, pride, honor, and loss that forms much
of the country’s mythic past today.
About the Author
John Sedgwick is the
bestselling author of thirteen books, including Blood Moon, War of
Two, his acclaimed account of the duel between Hamilton and Burr, two
novels, and the family memoir In My Blood. A longtime contributor
to GQ, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, and The Atlantic, he
wrote the first national expose of the exploits of Whitey Bulger in GQ
in 1992.
ISBN 978-1501128714, Simon & Schuster, © 2018, Hardcover, 512
pages, Maps, Photographs & Illustrations, End Notes & Selected
Bibliography, Index. $30.00. To purchase this book click HERE.
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