The Trail of Tears and Indian Removal

by Amy H. Sturgis

Book Overview

In 1838, the U.S. Government began to forcibly relocate thousands of Cherokees from their homelands in Georgia to the Western territories. The event the Cherokees called The Trail Where They Cried meant their own loss of life, sovereignty, and property. Moreover, it allowed visions of Manifest Destiny to contradict the government's previous civilization campaign policy toward American Indians. The tortuous journey West was one of the final blows...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031333658X
• ISBN13: 9780313336584
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.5"