Sequoyah

by Robert J. Conley

A novelization of the life of the revered Cherokee leader traces the major events and conflicts that occurred throughout his late-eighteenth-century life, from the expulsion and massacres, to the Indian wars fought at the side of Andrew Jackson, to the treaty violations and removals.

Genres: Historical Fiction

217 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2002

About the author

Robert J. Conley was a Cherokee author and enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, a federally recognized tribe of American Indians. In 2007, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers' Circle of the Americas.

Reviews

[Marcy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story, but it reads a bit flat. The author’s style leans toward telling rather than showing.

[Jonna Higgins-Freese · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first part, about the invention of the syllabary, was good. It would have been better to stop there. The author kept going through the rest of Sequoyah's life, which made it more of a fictional-biography than historical fiction, and honestly, I just wasn't as interested because there wasn't a tight conflict or compelling stake in the final events of the book. Maybe I gave up too soon.

[Dennis Hart · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved this book. There was lots of information concerning my kinsmen: Sequoyah and George Lowrey.

[Gwen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Probably historically accurate, but I found the writing style to be dull and uninteresting.