Sequoyah
- ISBN-10
- 1403450056
- ISBN-13
- 9781403450050
- Series
- Sequoyah
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Heinemann-Raintree Library
- Author
- Anne M. Todd
Description
A biography of Sequoyah, a member of the Cherokee tribe who was responsible for creating a syllabary that put the Cherokee language in writing, describing his childhood, work as a blacksmith, and military service in the War of 1812.
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