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    • John Rollin Ridge (Cherokee name: Cheesquatalawny, or Yellow Bird, March 19, 1827 – October 5, 1867), a member of the Cherokee Nation, is considered the first Native American novelist. After moving to California in 1850, he began to write. He is known for his novel The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta: The Celebrated California Bandit (1854), based on a … See more

    BornChee-squa-ta-law-ny (Yellow Bird) – more accurately, "tsisgwa daloni" · March 19, 1827 · New Echota, Cherokee Nation (now Georgia)
    DiedOctober 5, 1867 (aged 40) · Grass Valley, California
    Cause of deathencephalitis lethargia ("Brain fever")
    CitizenshipLondon
    Biography

    Born in 1827 in New Echota, Georgia, he was the son of John Ridge and his wife Sarah Bird Northrup, a European-American woman from Cornwall, Connecticut. His father had attended the Foreign Mission School there, … See more

    Death

    In December 1866, Ridge returned to his home in Grass Valley, California. He died of "brain fever" (Encephalitis lethargica) on October 5, 1867. He was buried at Greenwood Memorial Park in Grass Valley. See more

     
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    Cherokee journalist, poet, and novelist John Rollin Ridge (Chees-quat-a-law-ny, or Yellow Bird) was born on March 19, 1827, the Cherokee Nation, in present Georgia. He was the son of John and Sarah Ridge.

  8. Joaquin Murrieta - Wikipedia

    John Rollin Ridge, grandson of Cherokee leader Major Ridge, wrote a dime novel about Murrieta. This fictional account contributed to his legend, especially as it was translated into various European languages. A portion of Ridge's novel …

  9. John Rollin Ridge (Yellow Bird) (1827-1867)

    John Rollin Ridge, First page of Joaquin Murieta (c. 1854), courtesy of University of Oklahoma Press. This sensational novel tells the story of a Mexican American outlaw who seeks revenge on marauding Anglo American miners during the …

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