Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation

By (author): "John Ehle"
Publish Date: 1988
Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
ISBN0385239548
ISBN139780385239547
AsinTrail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
Original titleTrail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
One of the many ironies of U.S. government policy toward Indians in the early 1800s is that it persisted in removing to the West those who had most successfully adapted to European values. As whites encroached on Cherokee land, many Native leaders responded by educating their children, learning English, and developing plantations. Such a leader was Ridge, who had fought with Andrew Jackson against the British. As he and other Cherokee leaders grappled with the issue of moving, the land-hungry Georgia legislatiors, with the aid of Jackson, succeeded in ousting the Cherokee from their land, forcing them to make the arduous journey West on the infamous "Trail of Tears." (Library Journal)