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

    Written by John Ehle

    Narrated by John McDonough

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    About this audiobook

    A sixth-generation North Carolinian, highly-acclaimed author John Ehle grew up on former Cherokee hunting grounds. His experience as an accomplished novelist, combined with his extensive, meticulous research, culminates in this moving tragedy rich with historical detail. The Cherokee are a proud, ancient civilization. For hundreds of years they believed themselves to be the "Principle People" residing at the center of the earth. But by the 18th century some of their leaders believed it was necessary to adapt to European ways in order to survive. Those chiefs sealed the fate of their tribes in 1875 when they signed a treaty relinquishing their land east of the Mississippi in return for promises of wealth and better land. The U.S. government used the treaty to justify the eviction of the Cherokee nation in an exodus that the Cherokee will forever remember as the "trail where they cried." John McDonough narrates with thoughtful gravity. The heroism and nobility of the Cherokee shine through this intricate story of American politics, ambition, and greed.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateApr 22, 2011
    ISBN9781461810247
    Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation

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      In a book like this you cannot say what is yr favourite part.
      It is very well researched, but very depressing seeing what one man can do to another, especially when that man’s home was there before the other .