Title: The Trail of Tears across Missouri
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.
Subjects: Trail of Tears, 1838, Government relations, Sources, History, Cherokee Indians, Readers for new literates, Trail of Tears, 1838-1839, Missouri, history
Places: Missouri
Time periods: 19th century