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4-6
How I Became a Ghost series.
Preteen Choctaw ghost Isaac (How I Became a Ghost) continues to relate the story of his people's forced relocation from their Mississippi homeland to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) on the Choctaw Trail of Tears. Here, the ghost of Pushmataha, revered Choctaw chief and U.S. Army general during the War of 1812, ushers Isaac through time travel. Tingle's prose is straightforward and focused while still visceral and imaginative. Bib.
Reviewer: Patrick Gall
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2018
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4-6
Wild West series.
Rea gives a limited account of the forced resettlement of Cherokee Native Americans from their traditional homes in the southeast United States to Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) in the 1830s. Included are brief descriptions of the Cherokee people's way of life. Sidebars, maps, captioned archival photographs and paintings, and back matter activity prompts add interest. Reading list. Glos., ind.
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K-3
Cub Reporter Meets Famous Americans series.
Illustrated by
Doug Jones.
Cub Reporter "interviews" Sequoyah about his life, creating the Cherokee alphabet, the Trail of Tears, and how that affected the Cherokee Nation. He responds to simplistic questions in his own hokey "voice." Cartoons of a microphone-holding bear cub alternate with captioned photos and illustrations that extend information. The premise may work for reluctant readers. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.
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YA
Presidential Powerhouses series.
Through these four significant presidencies, the continuing series examines milestones in America's history including the Louisiana Purchase, American Indian removal, the Civil War, and the dawn of the Progressive Era. Each president's early life, administration milestones, and ultimate legacy are discussed in detailed chapters filled with maps and period photos or illustrations. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers the following Presidential Powerhouses titles: Abraham Lincoln's Presidency, Thomas Jefferson's Presidency, Theodore Roosevelt's Presidency, and Andrew Jackson's Presidency.
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K-3
Timeline Trackers: Westward Expansion series.
This entry in the approachable series examines events surrounding the forced removal of the Cherokee people from their land. From the arrival of the first Europeans through the Trail and Tears and after, this well-organized volume moves through history via a visual timeline at chapter beginnings. Carefully curated art enhances the accessible text. Writing activities are appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.
64 pp.
| Arcturus
| March, 2015
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-78404-079-6$27.95
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4-6
Wild West series.
This blandly designed volume chronicles conflicts occurring from the 1600s through the 1880s between Native Americans and European settlers. Significant events--including the massacres at Sand Creek and Wounded Knee and battles at Apache Pass and Little Bighorn--are briefly recounted, identifying causes, personalities, and outcomes. Archival photographs accompany the unvarnished portrayal of this shameful period of American history. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.
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4-6
Fact Finders: Cause and Effect: American Indian History series.
By clearly delineating their causes and effects, these books briefly recount two tragic events in U.S./Native American history: Custer's ill-fated attempt to bring Lakota tribes into submission (Last) and the Cherokee Nation's removal from the east to Indian Territory in Oklahoma (Forced). Illustrations, charts, and maps enhance the lackluster texts. Common Core critical thinking prompts are included. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Fact Finders: Cause and Effect: American Indian History titles: Last Stand and Forced Removal.
104 pp.
| Lucent
| October, 2010
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-4205-0211-4$33.45
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YA
American History series.
The origins of the Cherokee Nation and its initial contact with Europeans provide background before the book delves into the U.S. government's forcible removal of the Cherokee and other tribes from their homes in the 1830s. Numerous captioned art reproductions and sidebars offer further insight and help break up the dense, textbooklike pages. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind.
112 pp.
| ABDO
| January, 2010
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-60453-946-2$32.79
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YA
Essential Events series.
This book chronicles the history of the Cherokee Nation from its first contact with Europeans to the present day. Vander Hook sensitively and honestly addresses the broken treaties, ensuing federal lawsuits, and forced relocation of the Cherokee from their homeland to Oklahoma. Numerous archival illustrations and sidebars (which are useful but tend to encroach on the main text) enhance the readable narrative. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind.
127 pp.
| Chelsea
| June, 2007
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9345-0$35.00
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YA
Landmark Events in Native American History series.
This series details significant events in Native American history. The texts describe the many instances of prejudice, deceit, cruelty, and cultural insensitivity faced in early contact with Europeans. The burgeoning success of Indian activism and pride in recent decades is documented in Red Power. Art reproductions and sidebars help break up the dry, densely detailed texts. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Landmark Events in Native American History titles: Black Hawk and the War of 1832, The Trail of Tears, Code Talkers and Warriors, The Apache Wars, Red Power, Little Bighorn, and King Philip's War.
32 pp.
| Raintree
| September, 2007
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-4109-2702-6$28.21
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4-6
American History through Primary Sources series.
A choppy leveled text discusses the Cherokee, their history, and the Trail of Tears, though Donlan doesn't succeed in conveying the scale of this tragedy. Captioned photos and illustrations break up the text; reproductions of primary source maps are often difficult to decipher. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.
128 pp.
| Enslow/Links.com
| December, 2006
|
LibraryISBN 1-59845-019-0$33.27
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4-6
Wild History of the American West series.
These books chronicle the history of three events that played major roles in the expansion and settlement of the American West. The readable texts are well researched and informative. The screen shots used to illustrate the books are blurry, but archival photographs, maps, and drawings add interest (a mistake in Cherokee's timeline is unfortunate). Chapter notes are appended. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Wild History of the American West titles: Custer's Stunning Defeat, The Cherokee Trail of Tears, and The Texas Fight for Independence.
32 pp.
| Gareth
| January, 2004
|
LibraryISBN 0-8368-3400-3$$23.93
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4-6
Events That Shaped America series.
This book gives a simple overview of the removal of the five so-called "civilized tribes" of Native Americans from the eastern U.S. to present-day Oklahoma. The treatment of the events is brief and fails to do complete justice to the complex subject, but sidebars, boxed quotes, maps, photographs, and drawings enhance the text. Activities, reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.
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K-3
Native American Biographies series.
In a somewhat cluttered design, ample drawings, maps, and color photographs accompany a description of the lives of six important Native Americans and their individual significance in American history. Throughout the text are timelines and boxed quotes from various individuals. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Native American Biographies titles: Chief John Ross, Chief Joseph, Sacagawea, Chief Tecumseh, Osceola, and Sequoyah.
144 pp.
| Morgan
| October, 2003
|
LibraryISBN 1-931798-19-2$$21.95
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YA
Notable Americans series.
Barraging readers with names, dates, places, and events, this portrait of the military and political leader includes discussion of his personal and professional disappointments. The rushed text covers Houston's relationship with the Cherokee Nation and his divided loyalties between Andrew Jackson and Cherokee Chief Jolly. Black-and-white illustrations are included. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind.
207 pp.
| Scholastic
| June, 2001
|
TradeISBN 0-439-12197-3$$10.95
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4-6
My Name Is America series.
Sixteen-year-old Jesse records the experiences of his family as they are relocated by the U.S. government and walk the "Trail of Tears." Though a historical note provides background information, the fictional text also includes additional factual material that strains at the confines of the journal format and slows the pace of Jesse's story. A selection of historical reproductions is included.
96 pp.
| Benchmark
| September, 2001
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LibraryISBN 0-7614-1228-X$$31.36
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4-6
Great Journeys series.
The 1838-39 forced relocation of the Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma is related in a clearly written text. Personal narratives from both government officials and Native people are woven throughout the book, offering opposing perspectives on this major event in American history. Archival images and maps add interest. Bib., ind.
119 pp.
| Delacorte
| April, 2000
|
TradeISBN 0-385-32703-X$$14.95
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4-6
With her tanned skin, twelve-year-old Allie could be a Cherokee, like her best friend, Leaf. When soldiers force Leaf and her family from their Georgia home, Allie is also taken and shares the horrors of what became known as the Trail of Tears. While the girls' eventual rescue by Allie's father strains credulity, young fans of historical fiction will enjoy this story of friendship.
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1-3
A Choctaw Indian tells a story from his boyhood. In 1847, living in poverty with their population greatly reduced, his people respond to the needs of the Irish during the potato famine by contributing $170 to the U.S. aid efforts. Based on a true event, the story is slightly romanticized but enhanced by pencil drawings with fine attention to detail.
133 pp.
| Dial
| March, 1999
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TradeISBN 0-8037-2380-6$$15.99
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4-6
Illustrated by
Tony Meers.
Drawing on her family history, Harrell tells of a Choctaw ancestor removed from his homeland in 1831. Forced to relocate from eastern Mississippi to midwestern Indian Territory, ten-year-old Minko and his father leave the government-sanctioned wagon train and travel on ahead to set up their new home. Their arduous journey is realistically recounted in plainspoken prose.