trail of tears, 1838

Presents a study of Cherokee women, looking at how three key historical events, including the Trail of Tears, the Civil War, and allotment, affected the role of women within the tribal hierarchy.

This book tells of the removal of Native Americans living east of the Mississippi River and portrays their suffering as they perished from cold, hunger and white men's diseases.

Chronicles the history of the "Trail of Tears" and the 1839 forced relocation of the Cherokee nation from their land in the southeastern United States to Oklahoma territory, a distance of eight hundred miles.

Discusses events leading up to the removal of the Cherokee from their homelands, hardships faced on the Trail of Tears, challenges of the new territory in Oklahoma, and the Cherokee nation today.

Presents nearly thirty firsthand accounts of the Trail of Tears by the Cherokees who were removed and the politicians, soldiers, physicians, and missionaries who were involved in their removal or aided them along the way.

Describes the Cherokee people and culture, traces the events that led to their controversial removal from their homeland, debates the necessity of this action, and examines its tragic results.

Because she is mistaken for an Indian, twelve-year-old Allie, a white girl, is forced to travel the Trail of Tears along with her best friend, a young Cherokee.

Presents an account of the eviction of 16,000 Cherokee Indians from Georgia and their forced relocation to Oklahoma in 1838.

Describes the Federal government's seizure of Cherokee lands in Georgia and the forced migration of the Cherokee Nation to Oklahoma along the route that came to be known as the Trail of Tears.