Volume II is dedicated with love to the Author's sister, Miss Stella Imon and to four generations of men named Joseph Richard Cromwell less formally known as Mr. Joe (1863-1947), his son, Joe (1915-1987), his grandson, Jay and his great grandson, Rich. As with Volume I, Smoke Signals from Indian Territory, individual chapters are dedicated to various persons, both living and dead, to whom they relate in one way or another or just because they're real special people to the Author. @ View More...
Discusses various Native American tribes, including the Cherokee, Catawba, and Tuscarora, that inhabited colonial North Carolina. Separate chapters are devoted to early Indian wars 1711), the Tuscarora War (1711-1715), the Yamassee and Cheraw Wars (1715-1718), the French and Indian War (1756-1763), and the Cherokee War (1759-1761). View More...
In 1890, Indian Territory (today's Oklahoma) was rough, rowdy and full of pioneers hoping to start a new life full of promise by using hard work and clever thinking. The railroad was creeping across the new nation and many a young man saw opportunities for new towns, fame and fortune. The Chickasaw Indians were neighbors and held great power in the area but one man, Williamson J. Milburn used both his wits and his gun to birth a new town along the Blue River. This book is the story of that young man and his family as they began a new life in the lawless country of Milburn, Indian Territory. It... View More...
