Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-195) and index.
Contents
A brief history of the Choctaw people to 1817 -- History, change, and tradition -- The physical and spiritual world of the Choctaw people -- After Doak's stand: Indian territory in the 1820s -- A perfect picture of chaos -- A new life in the land of death: decade of despair -- Making death literal -- Cultural continuity and change.
