The Trail of Tears
A Primary Source History of the Forced Relocation of the Cherokee Nation
Primary Sources in American History
The United States government's removal of the Cherokee from their ancestral homes and farms in Georgia is one of the saddest chapters in American history. The terrible conditions they faced on the forced march to new homes west of the Mississippi River claimed 4000 Cherokee lives. The cruel story of the near extermination of the Cherokee nation and its stubborn survival is told in lavishly illustrated detail using contemporary primary sources.
