The trail of tears : The story of the American Indian Removals 1813-1855

Summary: An angry narrative of the forcible uprooting and often brutal removal of more than fifty Indian tribes and groups originally located east of the Mississippi and their forced resettlement in the alien West.

Record details

ISBN: 9780030148712
ISBN: 0030148715
ISBN: 9780030148712
Physical Description: print
356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, �1975.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-338) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction : holy ground -- Tahlonteskee goes west and Quitewepea brings an invitation -- Jacksa Chula Harjo makes a law -- "Drunk, sober, or sick, we will move them along" -- "Under the pressure of hunger" -- The lost prince -- Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak goes to war -- A gathering of vultures -- The road to clear boggy -- The life and death of Ma-to-toh-pe -- Apostle to the People of Fire -- White Bird's last stand -- Asi-Yaholo makes a promise -- Pascofa takes the cup -- Prayers for the white chief -- The munificent Mr. Manypenny -- Sir St. George Gore goes hunting.