Editing James Mooney (section)

=== ''Historical Sketch of the Cherokee (1975)'' ===
Published posthumously, this account of the Cherokee started with their first contact with whites and, through battles won and lost, treaties signed then broken, towns destroyed and people massacred, ended around 1900. There is humanity along with inhumanity in the relations between the Cherokee and other groups, Indian and non-Indian; there is fortitude and persistence balanced with disillusionment and frustration. In these respects, the history of the Cherokee epitomizes the experience of most Native Americans,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mooney|first= James, 1861-1921|title=Historical sketch of the Cherokee|date=5 July 2017|publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-351-51568-9|oclc=994145663}}</ref> Mooney writes. This, among with most, if not all of Mooney's works, is considered dispassionate and matter-of-fact, which is why his works are found in the [[Bureau of American Ethnology]].