The Trail of Tears across Missouri
By: Joan Gilbert.
Series: Missouri heritage readers
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 122
Subjects: Trail of Tears, 1838; Cherokee Indians -- History -- 19th century -- Sources; Cherokee Indians -- Government relations; Readers for new literates; Missouri -- History -- Sources
Description: An account of the 1837-1838 removal of the Cherokees from the southeastern United States to Indian Territory, with an overview of the life of the Cherokees and events leading up to their exile, and discussion of the hardships of the forced march that led to the death of approximately 4,000 tribe members.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-113) and index.