Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing by James Rumford house how books broaden and deepen

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FRANK DESPREZ From Lasca

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Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing by James Rumford house how books broaden and deepenA 2005 Sibert Honor Book The story of Sequoyah is the tale of an ordinary man with an extraordinary idea to create a writing system for the Cherokee Indians and turn his people into a nation of readers and writers. The task he set for himself was daunting. Sequoyah knew no English and had no idea how to capture speech on paper. But slowly and painstakingly, ignoring the hoots and jibes of his neighbors and friends, he worked out a system that