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Records of the Moravians Among the Cherokees
Volume Three: The Anna Rosina Years, Part 1, Success in School and Mission, 1805–1810
Edited by C. Daniel Crews and Richard W. Starbuck
Published by: Cherokee Heritage Press
Imprint: Cherokee Heritage Press
624 Pages | 7 x 10 | 65 b&w illus., 1 map
$50.00
Volume 3, spanning the years 1805 to 1810, chronicles the arrival of John and Anna Rosina Gambold to the mission. Anna Rosina proved dedicated to the education of Cherokee children, and the mission took on a new life and character. The Gambolds soon won the people’s affection and respect, and Chief Chuleoa, who at first opposed the mission, became their friend. These years also witnessed the tragic death of James Vann, the Moravians’ benefactor among the Cherokees, and the mission’s first successful baptism of a Cherokee into the Moravian Church.
C. Daniel Crews, an ordained minister and Archivist of the Moravian Church, Southern Province, is the author of several publications on Moravian history and theology.
Richard W. Starbuck was born and raised in the Moravian Church. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College and worked for twelve years as a writer and editor for the Winston-SalemJournal and Sentinel newspapers. In 1986 he joined the Moravian Archives, where he has been instrumental in editing numerous works for publication in print and online. He is the coauthor of With Courage for the Future: The Story of the Moravian Church, Southern Province and editor of eight volumes of Records of the Moravians among the Cherokees. Starbuck was appointed and briefly served as the Archivist of the Moravian Church, Southern Province, before retiring in 2017.
“The Moravian records contribution to Cherokee history is invaluable . . . [and] provides a body of work that gives us a look into our past and will help us better understand where we are going. The Cherokees are grateful to have these recordings of our history.”—Wilma Mankiller, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation (1985–95)