{"product_id":"blood-moon-an-american-epic-of-war-and-splendor-in-the-cherokee-nation-paperback","title":"Blood Moon: An American Epic of War and Splendor in the Cherokee Nation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Sedgwick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn astonishing untold story from the nineteenth century--a \"riveting...engrossing...'American Epic'\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) and necessary work of history that reads like \u003ci\u003eGone with the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e for the Cherokee.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A vigorous, well-written book that distills a complex history to a clash between two men without oversimplifying\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eBlood Moon\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the 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. Their enmity would lead to war, forced removal from their homeland, and the devastation of a once-proud nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the men, known as The Ridge--short for He Who Walks on Mountaintops--is a fearsome warrior who speaks no English, but whose exploits on the battlefield are legendary. The other, John Ross, is descended from Scottish traders and looks like one: a pale, unimposing half-pint who wears modern clothes and speaks not a word of Cherokee. At first, the two men are friends and allies who negotiate with almost every American president from George Washington through Abraham Lincoln. But as the threat to their land and their people grows more dire, they break with each other on the subject of removal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBlood Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, John Sedgwick restores the Cherokee to their rightful place in American history in a dramatic saga that informs much of the country's mythic past today. Fueled by meticulous research in contemporary diaries and journals, newspaper reports, and eyewitness accounts--and Sedgwick's own extensive travels within Cherokee lands from the Southeast to Oklahoma--it is \"a wild ride of a book--fascinating, chilling, and enlightening--that explains the removal of the Cherokee as one of the central dramas of our country\" (Ian Frazier). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePopulated with heroes and scoundrels of all varieties, this is a richly evocative portrait of the Cherokee that is destined to become the defining book on this extraordinary people.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Sedgwick is the bestselling author of thirteen books, including \u003ci\u003eBlood Moon\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWar of Two, \u003c\/i\u003ehis acclaimed account of the duel between Hamilton and Burr; two novels; and the family memoir \u003ci\u003eIn My\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBlood\u003c\/i\u003e. A longtime contributor to \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, he wrote the first national expose of the exploits of Whitey Bulger in \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e in 1992.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52624932340019,"sku":"9781501128691","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WUNqN0RReWoyeVUvTzcxdkIxNHJ5Zz09.webp?v=1762019920","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/blood-moon-an-american-epic-of-war-and-splendor-in-the-cherokee-nation-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}