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Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
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Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation Paperback - 1997

by John Ehle

In the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, the author of the highly acclaimed The Winter People tells the moving, searing story of the betrayal and brutal dispossession of the Cherokee Nation. "(A) beautifully written and emotionally mature book . . . a must".--New York Newsday.


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A sixth-generation North Carolinian, highly-acclaimed author John Ehle grew up on former Cherokee hunting grounds. His experience as an accomplished novelist, combined with his extensive, meticulous research, culminates in this moving tragedy rich with historical detail. The Cherokee are a proud, ancient civilization. For hundreds of years they believed themselves to be the "Principle People" residing at the center of the earth. But by the 18th century, some of their leaders believed it was necessary to adapt to European ways in order to survive. Those chiefs sealed the fate of their tribes in 1875 when they signed a treaty relinquishing their land east of the Mississippi in return for promises of wealth and better land. The U.S. government used the treaty to justify the eviction of the Cherokee nation in an exodus that the Cherokee will forever remember as the "trail where they cried." The heroism and nobility of the Cherokee shine through this intricate story of American politics, ambition, and greed. B & W photographs

First line

Investigations were made in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to determine whether the American Indians were the lost tribes of Judah; and it was pretty well proved both yes and no, and unprovable either way, which made it an excellent topic for study and exploitation, one populated by warm bodies and tearstained faces and beautiful, waiting children.

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The fascinating portrayal of the Cherokee nation, filled with Native American legend, lore, and religion -- a gripping American drama of power, politics, betrayal, and ambition.
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  • Title Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
  • Author John Ehle
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Anchor Books, New York
  • Date 1997-09-22
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780385239547 / 0385239548
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.95 x 5.2 x 0.95 in (20.19 x 13.21 x 2.41 cm)
  • Reading level 1150
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Ethnic Orientation: Native American
  • Library of Congress subjects Cherokee Indians - History, Indians of North America - Southern States -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 88001386
  • Dewey Decimal Code 975

About the author

John Ehle, a sixth-generation North Carolinian, grew up on land once used as hunting grounds by the Cherokee. He is the author of fourteen highly acclaimed works. His novel The Winter People has been made into a major motion picture.
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