{"product_id":"the-moravian-springplace-mission-to-the-cherokees-paperback-softback-9780803220959","title":"The Moravian Springplace Mission to the Cherokees (Paperback \/ softback) 9780803220959","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Moravian Springplace Mission to the Cherokees\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRowena McClinton (Edited by), Rowena McClinton (Introduction by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780803220959\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 December 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e184 pages, 1 illustration, 2 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.264 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"McClinton's excellent volume can be used in classrooms to highlight the effects of cultural change in an Indian community.\"—Adam Pratt, \u003ci\u003eNorth Carolina Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn 1801 the Moravians, a Pietist German-speaking group from Central Europe, founded the Springplace Mission at a site in present-day northwestern Georgia. The Moravians remained among the Cherokees for more than thirty years, longer than any other Christian group. John and Anna Rosina Gambold served at the mission from 1805 until Anna's death in 1821. Anna, the principal author of the diaries, chronicles the intimate details of Cherokee daily life for seventeen years.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAnna describes mission life and what she heard and saw at Springplace: food preparation and consumption, transactions pertaining to land, Cherokee body ornaments, conjuring, Cherokee law and punishment, Green Corn ceremonies, ball play, and matriarchal and marriage traditions. She similarly recounts stories she heard about rainmaking, the origins of the Cherokee people, and how she herself conversed with curious Cherokees about Christian images and fixtures. She also recalls earthquakes, conversions, notable visitors, annuity distributions, and illnesses.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis abridged edition offers selected excerpts from the definitive edition of the Springplace diary, enabling significant themes and events of Cherokee culture and history to emerge. Anna's carefully recorded observations reveal the Cherokees' worldview and allow readers a glimpse into a time of change and upheaval for the tribe.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eList of Maps      \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeries Editors' Preface \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEditorial Policy  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction      \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Significant Events and Themes at Springplace Mission between 1805 and 1821     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Conversion, Moravian Style    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Principal Converts to the Moravian Church \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      James Vann's Rejection of Christianity    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Annuity Distribution at Vann's Plantation \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Cherokee Education, Moravian Style  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Children's Illnesses at the Mission \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Removal of Children from the Mission School     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Rumors of Mistreatment of Students  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Runaway Students  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Rumors of Abductions    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Rumors of Hunger  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Children's \"Errant\" Behavior  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      A Child's Death at the Mission      \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Use of Alcohol    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Travelers and Notable Visitors      \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Earthquakes \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Creek War of 1813\u0026amp;lt;EN\u0026amp;gt;14 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Continuity of Traditional Cherokee Cultural Traits     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Cherokees' Concept of Land and Land Values      \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Voices in Cherokee Councils   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Moravians and the U.S. Government   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Cherokee Agricultural Practices     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Cherokee Traditional Rituals and Contact with Christianity  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Trade \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Cherokee Law and Punishment   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Green Corn Ceremony     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Ball Play   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Cherokee Origin Stories \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Cherokees' Responses to Christian Images  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEpilogue    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52545952547096,"sku":"9780803220959","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-moravian-springplace-mission-to-the-cherokees-paperback-softback-9780803220959","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}