The moving, searing story of the betrayal and brutal dispossession of the Cherokee Nation.
Trail of Tears, 1838-1839
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Author:Ehle, JohnSummary: - Author:Perdue, Theda, Green, Michael D.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...
