Toward the Setting Sun
John Ross, the Cherokees, and the Trail of Tears
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2011]
Format: Book
Description: xiv, 421 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Relates the history of the forced relocation of the Cherokee from Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina to Indian territory in Oklahoma and the struggle by their principle chief, John Ross, to prevent their removal from their ancestral lands.
Subjects:
Ross, John, 1790-1866.
Trail of Tears, 1838-1839.
Cherokee Indians -- History -- 19th century.
Cherokee Indians -- Relocation.
Cherokee Indians -- Government relations.
Cherokee Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Ross, John, 1790-1866.
Trail of Tears, 1838-1839.
Cherokee Indians -- History -- 19th century.
Cherokee Indians -- Relocation.
Cherokee Indians -- Government relations.
Cherokee Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780802119636
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY North Am. US Native Am. Hic | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY North Am. US Native Am. Hic | Sandhills Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Map on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [392]-396) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [392]-396) and index.