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From Library Journal One of the many ironies of U.S. government policy toward Indians in the early 1800s is that it persisted in removing to the West those who had most successfully adapted to European values. As whites encroached on Cherokee land, many Native leaders responded by educating their children, learning English, and developing plantations. Such a leader was Ridge, who had fought with Andrew Jackson against the British. As he and other Cherokee leaders grappled with the issue of moving, the land-hungry Georgia legislatiors, with the aid of Jackson, succeeded in ousting the Cherokee from their land, forcing them to make the arduous journey West on the infamous "Trail of Tears." Popular history for public libraries. Mary B. Davis, Museum of American Indian Lib., New YorkCopyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From the Publisher The fascinating portrayal of the Cherokee nation, filled with Indian legend, lore, and religion--a gripping American drama of power, politics, betrayal, and ambition. B & W photographs --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From the Inside Flap The fascinating portrayal of the Cherokee nation,xa0xa0filled with Native American legend, lore, and religion -- axa0xa0gripping American drama of power, politics,xa0xa0betrayal, and ambition.B & W photographs --This text refers to the paperback edition. 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. --This text refers to the paperback edition. ing portrayal of the Cherokee nation,xa0xa0filled with Native American legend, lore, and religion -- axa0xa0gripping American drama of power, politics,xa0xa0betrayal, and ambition.B & W photographs --This text refers to the paperback edition. Read more
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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
