The Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears / Theda Perdue and Michael D. Green.

By:

Perdue, Theda, 1949-

Contributor(s):

Green, Michael D, 1941-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Publication details: New York : Viking, 2007.Description: xvi, 189 p. : ill., map ; 20 cmISBN:

9780670031504
067003150X
9780143113676 (pbk.)
0143113674 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

E99.C5 P3933 2007

Contents:

The land and the people -- "Civilizing" the Cherokees -- Indian removal policy -- Resisting removal -- The Treaty of New Echota -- The Trail of Tears -- Rebuilding in the West.

Summary: Documents the 1830s policy shift of the U.S. government through which it discontinued efforts to assimilate Native Americans in favor of forcibly relocating them west of the Mississippi, and traces the decision's specific effect on the Cherokee Nation.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Main Collection Books	John Brown University Library	Book Vault. Place hold or ask staff for assistance.	E99 .C5 P3933 2007	Available		39524100338312

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-180) and index.

The land and the people -- "Civilizing" the Cherokees -- Indian removal policy -- Resisting removal -- The Treaty of New Echota -- The Trail of Tears -- Rebuilding in the West.

Documents the 1830s policy shift of the U.S. government through which it discontinued efforts to assimilate Native Americans in favor of forcibly relocating them west of the Mississippi, and traces the decision's specific effect on the Cherokee Nation.