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Were the characters all real people? I am from northeast Oklahoma and the names mostly are familiar.

Jeff Some yes, some no, but even with the real people, they are fictionalized. There are many true and interesting facets to the book though. For example, …moreSome yes, some no, but even with the real people, they are fictionalized. There are many true and interesting facets to the book though. For example, there really was a shootout in a courthouse between the Becks and the Proctors ( Google Goingsnake Shootout or Massacre) where the many were killed, including the judge. However, in the book the Becks are white and the Proctors are Cherokee, when as a matter of fact the Becks were Cherokees also. My guess is that the author thought that it might be simpler to have a white vs Indian narrative. I am a descendent of the Beck and Downing lines of Cherokee and knew a lot of the facts going in, which added to my intrigue of how these were fictionalized. There are too many examples to point out, however I thought it would make an interesting blog! If you have any specific questions, I'd be happy to look it up. I have lots of Cherokee reference books not online(less)

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