The Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears

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  • Author: Perdue, Theda
    Contributor:

    Green, Michael D.

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    Wilson, George K.

    Summary:

    Historians Theda Perdue and Michael D. Green paint a portrait of the infamous Trail of Tears. Despite protests from statesmen like Davy Crockett, Daniel Webster, and Henry Clay, a dubious 1838 treaty drives 17,000 mostly Christian Cherokee from their lush Appalachian homeland to barren plains beyond the Mississippi. For 4,000, this brutal forced march leads only to their death.

    Subject(s): History
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, MD , Recorded Books
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781456102449

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Green, Michael D.

Wilson, George K.

Abstract

Historians Theda Perdue and Michael D. Green paint a portrait of the infamous Trail of Tears. Despite protests from statesmen like Davy Crockett, Daniel Webster, and Henry Clay, a dubious 1838 treaty drives 17,000 mostly Christian Cherokee from their lush Appalachian homeland to barren plains beyond the Mississippi. For 4,000, this brutal forced march leads only to their death.

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History
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Prince Frederick, MD

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