Provides a history of the Trail of Tears--the removal of the Cherokee people from their land by the white Americans--and discusses the hardships they faced and the reasons for their removal.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 61) and index.
Contents
Setting the scene: conflict in the west -- Two peoples, one land -- The making of a tragedy -- Removal begins -- The Trail of Tears -- Map of the events : what happened where? -- The story continues : the Trail today.