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Denetdale, Jennifer

The Long Walk: The Forced Navajo Exile

143 pp. | Chelsea | December, 2007 | Library ISBN 978-0-7910-9344-3 $30.00
(4) YA Landmark Events in Native American History series. This title recounts the deplorable treatment of the Navajo Indians by the U.S. government in the 1800s, focusing on the "Long Walk" (forced relocation to a reservation some three hundred fifty miles away) and eventual homecoming. A more general history including notable present-day figures rounds out the densely packed material, broken up by photographs, archival reproductions, and sidebars. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

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