University of South Carolina Scholar Commons Theses and Dissertations 2017 Environmental Negotiations Cherokee Power in the Arkansas Valley, 1812-1828 Cane West University of South Carolina Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd Part of the Public History Commons Recommended Citation West, C.(2017). Environmental Negotiations Cherokee Power in the Arkansas Valley, 1812-1828. (Master's thesis). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/4125 This Open Access Thesis is brought to you by Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ENVIRONMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS CHEROKEE POWER IN THE ARKANSAS VALLEY, 1812-1828 by Cane West Bachelor of Arts Sewanee: University of the South, 2011 Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Master of Arts in Public History College of Arts and Sciences University of South Carolina 2017 Accepted by: Woody Holton, Director of Thesis Mark Smith, Reader Cheryl L. Addy, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School © Copyright by Cane West, 2017 All Rights Reserved ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I have often described my choice to attend graduate school as a journey to create “intellectual roots.” As my friends have heard me say, my underlying compulsion to study 19th century environmental history has been to “read about people walking around in the woods and seeing new worlds.” In the academic process, I have learned to explore these new worlds with historical and historiographical questions. I present this thesis as a token of appreciation for the journey I have been on these last few years.