Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation

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One of the many ironies of U.S government policy toward Indians in the early 1800s is that it persisted in removing to the West those who had most successfully adapted to European values As whites encroached on Cherokee land, many Native leaders responded by educating their children, learning English, and developing plantations Such a leader was Ridge, who had fought with Andrew Jackson against the British As he and other Cherokee leaders grappled with the issue of moving, the land hungry Georgia legislatiors, with the aid of Jackson, succeeded in ousting the Cherokee from their land, forcing them to make the arduous journey West on the infamous Trail of Tears Library Journal Free Read [ Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation ] author [ John Ehle ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I have bought and given away many copies of this book..It is my favorite book and it details the history of the Rise and Fall OF my people The Cheokees..I wish everyone would get a copy of this book and read what can happen when you do everything right and the government decides they want what you have obtained and take it away from you and give it to someone who did nothing to obtain it..Thia book gives informtuion bout a president of the US and his disregard for the human rights of people that I have bought and given away many copies of this book..It is my favorite book and it details the history of the Rise and Fall OF my people The Cheokees..I wish everyone would get a copy of this book and read what can happen when you do everything right and the gove...Well, now I know.Considering I am part Cherokee, I have been curious about the details of this event for a long time This book was not written in a voice that delivers a dramatic or emotional punch so I felt it lacked a personal touch, a personal touch that would have affected the Cherokee side of me a little deeper But what it lacked in personality, it delivered in information As is the case most of the time, what I thought I knew based on hear say and Hollywood romanticizing, is much shallo Well, now I know.Considering I am part Cherokee, I have been curious about the details of this event for a long time This book was not written in a voice that delivers a dramatic or emotional punch so I felt it lacked a personal touch, a personal touch that would have affected the Cherokee side of me a little deeper But what it lacked in personality, it delivered in information As is the case most of the time, what I thought I knew based on hear say and Hollywood romanticizing, is much shallower than the facts of the actual event Trail of Tears is a well documented story of the relocation of the Cherokee Nation from their ancestral lands in the east, to...ok, i won t lie this took a long time to get through it s often incredibly dense, and the amount of research that went into it must have been astounding and truth be told, i eventually found myself struggling to read each and every historical detail but that s a shortcoming of my own attention span, not of the book.as an inquiry into race and assimilation, this is about as good as it gets it s not really the story of white settlers and native americans it s the story of cherokees, creek ok, i won t lie this took a long time to get through it s often incredibly dense, and the amount of research that went into it must have been astounding and truth be told, i eventually found myself struggling to read each and every historical detail but that s a shortcoming of my own attention span, not of the book.as an inquiry into race and assimilation, this is about as good a...In the summer of 2008 I found myself dirty and exhausted in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, taking a day off whilst re supplying on a thru hike of the Appalachian Trail As an Englishman alone, I was spoilt for choice between the Dollyworld theme park and the World of Magnets emporium Whilst vacillating on this dilemma over a beer, I fell into conversation with a Cherokee lady who entranced me with a brief history of nearby Cherokee and the tragic history of The Trail of Tears Continuing on the trek, I In the summer of 2008 I found myself dirty and exhausted in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, taking a day off whilst re supplying on a thru hike of the Appalachian Trail As an Englishman alone, I was spoilt for choice between the Dollyworld theme park and the World of Magnets emporium Whilst vacillating on this dilemma over a beer, I fell into conversation with a Cherokee lady who entrance...Well, this is exactly how I learned it in school Oh,well,uh, maybe not exactly In fact, not at all Actually, it s alarming to realize how this version of reality is so totally inconsistent with public school education OK, enough rant.This fascinating story constructed from a personal viewpoint made it that muchcompelling I ll take on faith the quoted letters but suspect that some dots were connected by leap of faith and not historical documentation But that s good enough for me to pa Well, this is exactly how I learned it in school Oh,well,uh, maybe not exactly In fact, not at all Actually, it s alarming to realize how this version of reality is so totally inconsistent with public school education OK, enough rant.This fascinating story constructed from a personal viewpoint made it that muchcompelling I ll take on faith the quoted letters but suspect that some dots were connected by leap of faith and not historical documentation But that s good enough for me to paint a picture of yet another dirty little era in the rich history of European domination of the western world in the land of the free and the former home of the braves The native americans blew it but then they weren t dealt a particularly strong hand and then played it poorly but not to be faulted I was embarrassed at my ignorance of the degree to which the Cherokee people took steps to adapt in the new world circumstances as w...My great, great grandfather volunteered to remove the Cherokees, so I bought this book to find outabout what he was commissioned to do The book is called Trail of Tears and since I was only interested in the part my ancestor played, I thought I would only have to read half the book Three quarters of the way through I realized the book s subtitle is The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation and that I would probably be reading the whole book Believe it or not, that was OK with me I c My great, great grandfather volunteered to remove the Cherokees, so I bought this book to find outabout what he was commissioned to do The book is called Trail of Tears and since I was only interested in the part my ancestor played, I thought I would only have to read half the book Three quarters of the way through I realized the book s subtitle is The Rise and Fall of the Cher...I had mixed feelings about this book On the one hand, it s obvious that the author did his homework it s very well researched On the other hand, I didn t find it to be a very readable book I often lost track of the main characters and felt this was largely because the author didn t do a great job transitioning from one subject to the next Also, I found his own intrepetations of what might have happened or what might have been going throug...I wanted to like this book I really did.I did finish reading it, but it was one of the most difficult to read books I have come across in a very long time For anyone interested in this subject matter, there are other, much better, books Empire of the Summer Moon about Quanah and the Comanches was fantastic Blood and Thunder about the Navajos and Kit Carson was awesome too I am a fan of this subject matter, even though it is quite obviously a tragic one What Manifest Destiny did to al I wanted to like this book I really did.I did finish reading it, but it was one of the most difficult to read books I have come across in a very long time For anyone interested in this subject matter, there are other, much better, books Empire of the Summer Moon about Quanah and the Comanches was fantastic Blood and Thunder about the Navajos and Kit Carson was awesome too I am a fan of this subject matter, even though it is quite obviously a tragic one What Manifest Destiny did to all of the Native American tribes as the country spread West is something we should all know about There is never a way that these tribes can all be re paid for what was taken from them their lands, homes, health, dignity, hunting grounds, customs, traditions and heritage At the very least, it should be taught better to America s youth in atruthful and respectful way.But, the truth remains that this author s style was not easy to read At times it read ...I m a third Cherokee so this book really means a lot to me Using actual written documents from that time, it depicts the Cherokee Nation as it was before the White man began to enforce his ideals and beliefs It s centered around one of the greatest Cherokees Major Ridge and his family as they grew, adopted the white man s ways, and then fought against Andrew Jackson in court to remain on their ancestral land Trail of Tears takes the history of a great people and examines what life was like an I m a third Cherokee so this book really means a lot to me Using actual written documents from that time, it depicts the Cherokee Nation as it was before the White man began to enforce his ideals and beliefs It s centered around one of the greatest Cherokees Major Ridge and his family as they grew, adopted the white man s ways, and then fought against Andr...More than the Trail of Tears this is a very well written history of a crucial span of almost 100 years of the Cherokee and other tribe of the southeast Their social life, the differing political current and their experiences with the whites andVery comprehensive The author is intentionally emotive or expressive at times but done very well He also includes lots of original source material It also challenges a number of myths about the Cherokee and the Trail of Tears The Cherokee wer More than the Trail of Tears this is a very well written history of a crucial span of almost 100 years of the Cherokee and other tribe of ...

Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
  • English
  • 13 February 2018
  • Paperback
  • 424 pages
  • 0385239548
  • John Ehle
  • Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation