Episode 4: “A Cherokee History” Introduction Hello, and welcome to American Legends. Episode 4: A Cherokee History This next batch of episodes, more than I think any other, is going to typify why this period has been so hard to research and write about. To put it simply … we are going into the weeds…
This week James takes a look at the Cherokee Nation, their history, and their origins. He also examines their relationships to early American settlers and dives into the Anglo-Cherokee War, a subset war within the French and Indian War. This is the first episode in the State of Franklin cycle.
I'm currently in the midst of writing the fourth episode of the podcast currently titled, "John Sevier in the State of Franklin." In the course of researching it, I realized how closely related it is to the Anglo-Cherokee war of 1759. My senior research paper was actually on that very subject. As a result, I'm…