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Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation Paperback – Illustrated, January 1, 1988

by John Ehle (Author)
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A sixth-generation North Carolinian, highly-acclaimed author John Ehle grew up on former Cherokee hunting grounds. His experience as an accomplished novelist, combined with his extensive, meticulous research, culminates in this moving tragedy rich with historical detail.

The Cherokee are a proud, ancient civilization. For hundreds of years they believed themselves to be the "Principle People" residing at the center of the earth. But by the 18th century, some of their leaders believed it was necessary to adapt to European ways in order to survive. Those chiefs sealed the fate of their tribes in 1875 when they signed a treaty relinquishing their land east of the Mississippi in return for promises of wealth and better land. The U.S. government used the treaty to justify the eviction of the Cherokee nation in an exodus that the Cherokee will forever remember as the “trail where they cried.” The heroism and nobility of the Cherokee shine through this intricate story of American politics, ambition, and greed.


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    Anchor Books Doubleday
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1988
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    5.19 x 0.92 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0385239548
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0385239547
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The fascinating portrayal of the Cherokee nation, filled with Native American legend, lore, and religion -- a gripping American drama of power, politics, betrayal, and ambition.

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The fascinating portrayal of the Cherokee nation,  filled with Native American legend, lore, and religion -- a  gripping American drama of power, politics,  betrayal, and ambition.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Anchor Books Doubleday; Reprint edition (January 1, 1988)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 424 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0385239548
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0385239547
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1150L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.19 x 0.92 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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5.0 out of 5 stars Should be required reading in high school
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2022
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I had always thought of the trail of tears as lining up the whole tribe and marching them to Oklahoma. This was much more and much bigger than just the tragic march of many groups of indians. It is also a brief history of the tribe and all that led up to the march. The tribal leaders did their best to adapt to white mans ways, but it was in vane. The greedy "pioneers" along with an egotistical president, booted them out. Read the book to see the dark side of greedy humanity at work, because those greedy forces are still among us.
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Janice Bowman
5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT
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Well written with a LOT of details and events that I didn't know about. Well written and easy to follow the events. Definitely worth the read!
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sharron emanuel
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
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Excellent read
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good History of Cherokee Nation
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2019
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This is a good history of the Cherokee Indian Nation from about the mid 1700's until just after the Civil War. It basically follows the Ridge family line starting with "Major" Ridge. This book is just not about the Trail of Tears. That is not covered until last quarter of the book. This book does give good detail of how the removal came to be and all the ones that were involved in it. It is very good on that standpoint. This should be required studies for all. It is a very bad period of our history that came at the same time the slave issue was being debated very much. It is hard to understand what people were thinking then but it was a very different time and hopefully we have progressed some in America. The reasons I only give it four stars is that much is quoted at length in this book. Much of it could have been summed up in a more concise way to make it more easily understandable. Some of it could have been left out too. Also I think more could have been devoted to the trail. The author seemed to start on good path with it but sort of broke it off suddenly. But still a very good book if you want to gain a good understanding of this terrible episode in American history.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2024
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just picked it up
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Never read it before so I bought it…Came in quickly and it’s a good book to read so no complaints.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nice quality
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2023
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The book was packed well and it was a brand new book.Thanks always happy with mrtbooks.
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Richard C. Geschke
5.0 out of 5 stars America's Shame
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2015
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Being a student of 20th century history and in particular WWII, I was always struck by the thinking of Adolph Hitler when he stated that he always admired how America was able to eliminate the American Natives by means of force and political means. He was relating this bit of history as it applied to his formation of pogroms in what is known as the Holocaust.

John Ehle brings forth a detailed account of how the Cherokee nation located in Southeastern United States was forcibly removed from their homeland and resettled in Oklahoma. The author starts back in the late 1700’s with the explanation of the heritage and relationships of the Cherokee nation with the government of the United States.

In doing this history Ehle shows the efforts made by missionaries and churches to “civilize” the Indians. In doing this history the author shows the intermarriages taking place creating half breed Indians who have learned the English language. With this the author shows such people as John Ross who was key in the many treaties made between the United States and the Cherokees.

Going into the Jackson administration we see increased pressure for the resettlement of the Cherokees to move west of the Mississippi. Through a series of many treaties and payment of annuities for lands in the Southeast the Cherokee nation was just delaying the inevitable which was complete relocation to the West. Many of the Cherokee chiefs were bribed and given money for their own personal coffers and the day of the big treaty arrived.

Treaty of New Echota, was the basis of the grand movement of the Cherokees to Oklahoma. The Trail of Tears caused much loss of life estimated from 2000 to 6000. They left their way of life behind which they lost their land and their raison d’etre. To me this represents of part of American history which was equal in shame to our heritage of slavery.
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Garry Jackson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book. All Americans should read this.
Reviewed in Canada on July 23, 2021
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A great piece of American History. Another subject to be taught in schools throughout the nation.
The plight of the American Indian is something that Whites, Blacks, Browns and all Indian tribes and peoples
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caroline jeffery
5.0 out of 5 stars Glad to have this book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 5, 2016
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Glad to have this book.I haven't read all this book as yet,Trail of Tears is extremely good reading and informative both in words and pictures and sad that this happened to true Americans ,This book should be read by all then what happened to Native Americans it should be known.I highly recommend this book to everybody .
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Darlajean Harlow
5.0 out of 5 stars Good history to know.
Reviewed in Canada on November 13, 2020
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Carl Szymanek
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 19, 2019
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Such a great read, very informative and the book arrived quickly and in perfect condition
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