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Trail of Tears

The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation

by John Ehle

Trail of Tears, 1838Indians of North AmericaCherokee Removal, 1838RemovalCherokee IndiansHistoryRelocationTrail of Tears, 1838-1839

Recounts the many broken U.S. treaties with the Cherokees, describes how they were forced to leave their lands in Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina, and looks at the hardships they faced on the trail west.

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Book data: Open Library