The trail of tears

Summary:

In 1830, during Andrew Jackson's presidency, the U.S. Congress passed a bill turning into law what had been until then unofficial policy: the forcible removal of those Indians living east of the Mississippi and their resettlement in the West. The author relates the history of these Indians during this white expansionism and shows how the Trail of Tears led to the final massacre at Wounded Knee.

Record details

ISBN: 9780517146774
ISBN: 0517146770
Physical Description: xi, 356 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Publisher: New York, New York : Wings Books ; 1995.
Copyright: �1975

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally published: New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, �1975.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-338) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Includes biographical references and index. Introduction : holy ground -- Tahlonteskee goes west and Quitewepea brings an invitation -- Jacksa Chula Harjo makes a law -- "Drunk, sober, or sick, we will move them along" -- "Under the pressure of hunger" -- The lost prince -- Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak goes to war -- A gathering of vultures -- The road to clear boggy -- The life and death of Ma-to-toh-pe -- Apostle to the People of Fire -- White Bird's last stand -- Asi-Yaholo makes a promise -- Pascofa takes the cup -- Prayers for the white chief -- The munificent Mr. Manypenny -- Sir St. George Gore goes hunting.