Toward the setting sun : John Ross, the Cherokees, and the Trail of Tears / Brian Hicks.
Publication details: New York, NY : Atlantic Monthly Press ; [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2011.Description: xiv, 421 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780802119636
- 0802119638
- 9780802145697
- Trail of Tears, 1838-1839
- Cherokee Indians -- History -- 19th century
- Cherokee Indians -- Relocation
- Cherokee Indians -- Government relations
- Ross, John, 1790-1866
- Cherokee Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
- Trail of Tears, 1838-1839
- Cherokee Indians -- History
- Cherokee Indians -- Relocation
- Cherokee Indians -- Government relations
- Ross, John, 1790-1866
- Cherokee Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
- 975.004/97557 22
- E99.C5 H62 2011
Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | NMC Library | Stacks | E99 .C5 H62 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 33039001221828 |
Map on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-396) and index.
The time of the fall -- An old prophecy -- Little John -- Horseshoe Bend -- A sharp knife -- A traitor in all nations -- One generation passeth -- The reins of power -- A dangerous game -- Turning point -- The schemes of traitors -- 1855 -- Where they cried -- Retribution -- The way of the West.
Relates the history of the forced relocation of the Cherokee from Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina to Indian territory in Oklahoma and the struggle by their principal chief, John Ross, to prevent their removal from their ancestral lands.