President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a great American land grab
Inskeep, Steve
2016
A narrative history of President Andrew Jackson, whose first major initiative as President instigated the massive expulsion of Native Americans known as the Trail of Tears, and Cherokee Chief John Ross, a mixed-race Cherokee politician and diplomat who used the United States legal system and democratic ideals to oppose Jackson and protect the land of the Five Civilized Tribes.
A biography of John Ross, principal chief of the Cherokee people on the Trail of Tears, describing his childhood, leadership of his people, struggles with the United States government, and the split of the Cherokee Nation.
Looks at the life of Chief Seattle, leader of the Duwamish and Suquamish tribes in the early nineteenth century, discussing his efforts to live peacefully with the white man, and his concern for the environment.
President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a great American land grab
Inskeep, Steve
2015
A narrative history of President Andrew Jackson, whose first major initiative as President instigated the massive expulsion of Native Americans known as the Trail of Tears, and Cherokee Chief John Ross, a mixed-race Cherokee politician and diplomat who used the United States legal system and democratic ideals to oppose Jackson and protect the land of the Five Civilized Tribes.
Chronicles the life of Chief Seattle and discusses how he fought the United States government's attempts to force the Native people of Washington's Puget Sound to live on reservations.
A short history of the Suquamish people from the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and their leader Chief Seattle including an explanation of the speech he gave in 1854 expressing a commitment to live in peace.
Discusses the Cherokee chief who fought unsuccessfully to protect the land of his people, until they were forced to march along the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma.
A biography of the Cherokee chief who led his people for more than 40 years, first in an effort to keep their homeland, and later through their greatest trial when they were forced to go west by the United States government.
