02799cam a2200385 i 4500 482574762 TxAuBib 20060101120000.0 880105|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 88001386 9780385239530 038523953X 9780385239547 0385239548 (OCoLC)17480066 DLC eng DLC KAG NMI BTCTA BAKER YDXCP OCLCG YVO GEBAY TXCAP OCLCO OCLCF GES KA7 OCLCQ OCLCO FHL TxAuBib rda Ehle, John, 1925- Trail of tears. Trail of tears : the rise and fall of the Cherokee nation / John Ehle. 1st ed. New York : Doubleday, ℗♭1988. 424 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "An Anchor Press book.". Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-420) and index. Among the many tales of history and the white man's encounters with the American Indian, none is as bitter or shameful as the removal of more than 18,000 Cherokee from their eastern homelands. In this well-documented work, Ehle discusses the history of the Cherokee nation, and he presents a sympathetic and emotional account of the development of the Cherokee political, social, and religious structure. The various factors, political and social, leading up to the 1838 migration and the ensuing murder of some 4,000 Cherokee tribesmen are also described. Newspaper stories, personal recollections, and diary entries are used to help recount pertinent facts and events. Highly recommended for public library ethnographic collections. Notes, bibliography; to be indexed. JMM. Tells the story of the fateful journey of the forced removal of the Eastern band of the Cherokee in 1838. Among the many tales of history and the white man's encounters with the American Indian, none is as bitter or shameful as the removal of more than 18,000 Cherokee from their eastern homelands. In this well-documented work, Ehle discusses the history of the Cherokee nation, and he presents a sympathetic and emotional account of the development of the Cherokee political, social, and religious structure. The various factors, political and social, leading up to the 1838 migration and the ensuing murder of some 4,000 Cherokee tribesmen are also described. Newspaper stories, personal recollections, and diary entries are used to help recount pertinent facts and events. 20060101. Cherokee Indians History. Trail of Tears, 1838-1839. History. T3F