Project Gutenberg 2003-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 62 Unknown Se-quo-yah; from Harper's New Monthly, V.41 Produced by Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. "Se-quo-yah; from Harper's New Monthly, V.41" is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This piece delves into the life of Se-quo-yah, an influential figure in Native American history known for creating the Cherokee syllabary, which significantly revolutionized communication for the Cherokee people. The text presents a detailed backdrop of the social and cultural conditions of the Cherokee Nation in the 18th and early 19th centuries, highlighting both the struggles and innovations experienced during that time. The book chronicles the life and achievements of Se-quo-yah, born George Gist, focusing on his upbringing as the son of a German peddler and a Cherokee woman. It narrates his development from a curious boy into a skilled silversmith and inventor who ultimately recognized the need for a written language to preserve and communicate Cherokee culture. Despite facing personal and societal challenges, including the impact of European colonization on Native life, Se-quo-yah's innovations led to the establishment of a writing system that utilized 85 characters to represent the Cherokee language. His dedication to this linguistic project, alongside his introspective journeys, reveals a profound intellect and a desire to bridge cultural divides, culminating in his legacy as a pivotal figure in the preservation of Cherokee identity and heritage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sequoyah, 1770?-1843 Cherokee Indians E011 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 59439 59053 2024-10-02T11:43:25.392934 2023-10-02T10:05:34.514093 text/html text/html 54969 2020-12-27T20:46:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 21793 2020-12-27T20:46:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 101765 2024-10-02T11:43:30.809907 application/epub+zip 100611 2024-10-02T11:43:28.584970 application/epub+zip 83750 2024-10-02T11:43:27.429928 application/epub+zip 234620 2024-10-02T11:43:32.456920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227839 2024-10-02T11:43:30.128899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197928 2022-09-02T13:39:37.983862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53280 53176 2024-10-02T11:43:25.114268 2023-10-02T10:05:34.301217 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 53177 2020-12-27T20:46:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21087 2020-12-27T20:46:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19408 2024-10-02T11:43:32.576893 application/rdf+xml 17050 2024-10-02T11:43:27.971927 image/jpeg 3782 2024-10-02T11:43:27.701938 image/jpeg 99342 2024-10-02T11:43:25.399941 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Anonymous