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Trail of Tears, The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation

Trail of Tears, The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation

by John Ehle

  • HISTORY
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 424 PAGES

A history of the Cherokee, from their first settlement of the mountainous southern region of the US, to their encounters with European settlers and their forced exile from Georgia to the West (the 'trail of tears' refers to their harrowing journey to the West). It's a heartbreaking story of history, politics and power.  (USE21, $16.00)


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