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Rea, Amy C.

The Trail of Tears

(4) 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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