{"product_id":"choctaw-crime-and-punishment-1884-1907-9780806190341","title":"Choctaw Crime and Punishment, 1884-1907","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the decades between the Civil War and the establishment of Oklahoma statehood, Choctaws suffered almost daily from murders, thefts, and assaults--usually at the hands of white intruders, but increasingly by Choctaws themselves. This book focuses on two previously unexplored murder cases to illustrate the intense factionalism that emerged among tribal members during those lawless years as conservative Nationalists and pro-assimilation Progressives fought for control of the Choctaw Nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevon Abbott Mihesuah describes the brutal murder in 1884 of her own great-great-grandfather, Nationalist Charles Wilson, who was a Choctaw lighthorseman and U.S. deputy marshal. She then relates the killing spree of Progressives by Nationalist Silan Lewis ten years later. Mihesuah draws on a wide array of sources--even in the face of missing court records--to weave a spellbinding account of homicide and political intrigue. She painstakingly delineates a transformative period in Choctaw history to explore emerging gulfs between Choctaw citizens and address growing Indian resistance to white intrusions, federal policies, and the taking of tribal resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book to fully describe this Choctaw factionalism, \u003ci\u003e Choctaw Crime and Punishment\u003c\/i\u003e is both a riveting narrative and an important analysis of tribal politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMihesuah, Devon a.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDevon A. Mihesuah\u003c\/b\u003e, a member of the Choctaw Nation, is Cora Lee Beers Price Professor in International Cultural Understanding at the University of Kansas. She has served as Editor of the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Indian Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e and is the author of numerous award-winning books, including \u003ci\u003eChoctaw Crime and Punishment, 1884-1887\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAmerican Indigenous Women: Decolonization, Empowerment, Activism\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eRecovering Our Ancestors' Gardens: Indigenous Recipes and Guide to Diet and Fitness\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAmerican Indians\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eStereotypes and Realities\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e Cultivating the Rosebuds: The Education of Women at the Cherokee Female Seminary, 1851-1909\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50863461761298,"sku":"9780806190341","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0b9348b4-e134-46f7-9957-db2c1836b941.jpg?v=1737638368","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/choctaw-crime-and-punishment-1884-1907-9780806190341","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}