My special thanks to the guides, hosts, and friends for their many contributions to this narrative. All my gratitude is yours.
Nancy Brown, Ridge Descendant
Paul and Dottie Ridenour, Ridge Descendant
The Rush Family
The Chieftain’s Museum staff and Board of Directors, Rome, Georgia
New Echota Historical Site
The Vann House Historical Site, Chatsworth, Georgia
Red Clay Historic Site, Red Clay, Tennessee
Ross House Historic Site in Rossville, Tennessee
Ross Historic Home Site, Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Cherokee Nation Museum, East
Cherokee Nation Museum, West
The Hermitage, President Andrew Jackson’s Home
Sarah Ridge Home, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Georgia Historical Society
Dee Dee Lamb and staff of the Fayetteville Arkansas Historical Society
Cornwall Historical Society
DeGolyer Special Collections Library at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX
Southern New Hampshire University MFA Faculty and Staff
Claudia Best
Valli Robinson
Norma Gambini
Michelle Mitchell
Penny Lewis
Norma Gambini
Mark Greathouse
Jennifer Miller
Carla Read
Kathy Waldrop
Lauren Forry
Gabino Iglesias
Alex Hammond
Lydia Popiolek
Dee Marley