The Cherokee Removal: A Brief History With Documents (Bedford Series in History and Culture)

The Cherokee Removal of 1838â€“1839 unfolded against a complex backdrop of competing ideologies, self-interest, party politics, altruism, and ambition. Using documents that convey Cherokee voices, government policy, and white citizensâ€™ views, Theda Perdue and Michael D. Green present a multifaceted account of this complicated moment in American history. The second edition of this successful, class-tested volume contains four new sources, including the Cherokee Constitution of 1827 and a modern Cherokeeâ€™s perspective on the removal. The introduction provides students with succinct historical background. Document headnotes contextualize the selections and draw attention to historical methodology. To aid studentsâ€™ investigation of this compelling topic, suggestions for further reading, photographs, and a chronology of the Cherokee removal are also included.

The Cherokee Removal : A Brief History With Documents (Bedford Series in History and Culture)

History

Theda Perdue

Americas

Bedford/St.Martin's

This documentary history provides a brief yet comprehensive treatment of the forced removal of the Cherokee Indians in 1838 from their lands in the southeastern United States to what later became Oklahoma. Drawn from diverse sources - Cherokee writings, government documents, speeches, and newspaper articles - the selections present a variety of perspectives on this tragic episode in American history. An introductory essay provides background information on racial attitudes, economic issues, and expansionism in early nineteenth-century America. Also included in the volume are detailed headnotes, photographs and maps, a chronology, and an index.

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

The Cherokee

Teen & Young Adult

Chelsea House+publishers

Examines the history, culture and changing fortunes of the Cherokee Indians. Indians Of North America.

World

Bt Bound

Discusses what native America was like before the arrival of Europeans; the Indian way of life; Indian-white relations; and native Carolinians today. Includes separate chapters on the Cherokee and the Lumbee and an appendix listing important dates in North Carolina Indian history.

Native Carolinians: The Indians of North Carolina

North Carolina Division of Archives and History

The Cherokee Removal: A Brief History with Documents (Bedford Cultural Editions)

The Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears (Penguin Library of American Indian History series)

Michael D. Green

Recorded Books, Inc. and Blackstone Publishing

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