Sequoyah -- 1770?-1843 -- Juvenile literature, Cherokee -- Juvenile literature, Sequoyah -- 1770?-1843, Cherokee, Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Languages -- Writing -- Juvenile literature, Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Languages -- Writing 

"This is the true story of a wonderful miracle performed by an uneducated Indian genius. He did something that no other man -- white, red, brown, or black -- had ever done. He invented a complete phonetic alphabet, creating a written language for the Cherokees. But his mysterious symbols or marks made on pieces of bark at first caused him to be suspected of witchcraft, led his wife to think him crazy, and brought him other trouble. Today his name is honored throughout the world. His contribution was not only to Indian culture, but to world civilization. And today missionaries are using his system of phonetic writing to teach jungle natives and others in far-away places to read and write. So his miracle is still working for the benefit of mankind. Besides being an inspiration, his life is an interesting story full of adventure and conflict."--page 2.