The Trail of Tears

by Lydia Bjornlund

Native American history is filled with pain and suffering. The trail of tears is no different. More than 15,000 Cherokee Indians were removed by the U.S. Army. They were forced to travel over 1,000 miles, under very harsh conditions to Indian Territory. Along the trail, nearly 4,000 Cherokee died of starvation, exposure, or disease. This stirring volume examines the forced removal of Cherokee Indians from their native lands to the Oklahoma Territory,...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420502115
• ISBN13: 9781420502114
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Lucent Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 10