{"product_id":"george-washington-grayson-and-the-mary-jane-warde-9780806131603","title":"George Washington Grayson and the Creek Nation, 1843-1920","description":"\u003cp\u003eA confederate soldier, pioneer merchant, rancher, newspaper publisher, and town builder, George Washington Grayson also served for six decades as a leader of the Creek Nation. His life paralleled the most tumultuous events in Creek Indian and Oklahoma history, from the aftermath of the Trail of Tears through World War I.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a diplomat representing the Creek people, Grayson worked to shape Indian policy. As a cultural broker, he explained its ramifications to his people. A self-described progressive who advocated English education, constitutional government, and economic development, Grayson also was an Indian nationalist who appreciated traditional values. When the Creeks faced allotment and loss of sovereignty, Grayson sought ways to accommodate change without sacrificing Indian identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Jane Warde bases her portrait of Grayson on a wealth of primary and secondary sources, including the extensive writings of Grayson himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Jane Warde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0806131608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806131603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.34w x 1.06d","brand":"Mary Jane Warde","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46738986402047,"sku":"9780806131603","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_205c38ce-1533-44bc-81e1-0a484a0ac4ae.jpg?v=1743276866","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/george-washington-grayson-and-the-mary-jane-warde-9780806131603","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}