Only the Names Remain: The Cherokees and The Trail of Tears
From 1837 to 1838, thousands of Cherokee Indians were marched from their homelands in Georgia to exile in Arkansas by the same white men they has once befriended. The Cherokees journeyed through bitter cold and blazing heat, with little food or water. One out of every four died --- and with them...
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From 1837 to 1838, thousands of Cherokee Indians were marched from their homelands in Georgia to exile in Arkansas by the same white men they has once befriended. The Cherokees journeyed through bitter cold and blazing heat, with little food or water. One out of every four died --- and with them died a culture that had existed for hundreds of years, a civilization that had existed for hundred of years, a civilization that had embraced the white man's ways only to perish through his betrayal. Today, only the names remain of this once great nation.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780316085199 (0316085197)
ASIN: 0316085197
Publish date: 1996-04-01
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Pages no: 80
Edition language: English
A solid and informative piece of children's non-fiction based on the Trail of Tears. I can't say it makes for the most thrilling reading, however, and I feel that a more engaging format could have been utilized. It's also worth noting that Native American children's literature expert, Debbie Ree...
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