Red Eagle's children : Weatherford vs. Weatherford et al.

Publication/Creation:

Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, [2012]

Format:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Red Eagle's children : Weatherford vs. Weatherford et al. / edited by J. Anthony Paredes, Judith Knight

Series Titles:

Contemporary American Indian studies
Contemporary American Indian studies.

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Additional Author/Creators:

Paredes, J. Anthony (James Anthony), 1939-
Knight, Judith

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Weatherford, William,approximately 1780-1824--Trials, litigation, etc
Inheritance and succession--Alabama--History--19th century--Cases
Muskogee--Legal status, laws, etc.--Alabama--Cases
Conflict of laws--Domestic relations--Alabama--History--19th century--Cases
Muskogee--Marriage customs and rites--History--19th century
Legal status

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

A brief sketch of Creek country in the early nineteenth century / Robbie Ethridge -- Formation of the Tensaw community / Gregory A. Waselkov -- Early Alabama law and chancery practice / David I. Durham and Paul M. Pruitt Jr -- Edited transcript of case 1299 : Weatherford vs. Weatherford et al. / Judith Knight -- A modern Creek Indian reflection on Weatherford vs. Weatherford et al. / Nina Gail Thrower (recorded and transcribed by Robert Thrower).

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-203) and index.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

219 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990032263400302486

ISBN:

9780817317706 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780817386238 (e book)
0817317708 (cloth : alk. paper)
0817386238 (e book)

OCLC Number:

779472264

Barcode:

010002584006