| Walking the Trail: One Man's Journey Along the Cherokee Trail of Tears Contributor(s): Ellis, Jerry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803267436 ISBN-13: 9780803267435 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2001 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Donning a backpack for a long, lonely walk, the author of "Marching Through Georgia: My Walk with Sherman" retraces the Cherokee Trail of Tears, the 900 miles his ancestors had been forced to travel in 1838. Map. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2001027558 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" (0.66 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One fall morning Jerry Ellis donned a backpack and began a long, lonely walk: retracing the Cherokee Trail of Tears, the nine hundred miles his ancestors had walked in 1838. The trail was the agonizing path of exile the Cherokees had been forced to take when they were torn from their southeastern homeland and relocated to Indian Territory. Following in their footsteps, Ellis traveled through small southern towns, along winding roads, and amid quiet forests, encountering a memorable array of people who live along the trail today. Along the way he also came to glimpse the pain his ancestors endured and to learn about the true beauty of modern rural life and the worth of a man's character. |