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An American betrayal : Cherokee patriots and the Trail of Tears / Daniel Blake Smith.

Title
An American betrayal : Cherokee patriots and the Trail of Tears / Daniel Blake Smith.
Author
Smith, Daniel Blake.
Publication
New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2011.

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Description
321 p. : ill., maps; 25 cm.
Summary
An examination of the pervasive effects of the Cherokee nation's forced relocation considers the tribe's inability to acclimate to white culture and explores key roles played by Andrew Jackson, Chief John Ross, and Elias Boudinot.
Subject
  • 1838-1839
  • Cherokee Indians > History
  • Cherokee Indians > Relocation
  • Trail of Tears, 1838-1839
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Becoming "civilized" -- Outrage in Cornwall -- Removal -- The "white man's weapon" -- New Echota -- Roundup -- The trail of tears -- Blood revenge.
ISBN
  • 9780805089554 (hardcover)
  • 0805089551 (hardcover)
LCCN
^^2010052594
OCLC
  • 229026324
  • SCSB-12006889
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library