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What was the Trail of Tears?

"From 1838 to 1839, thousands of people from the Cherokee Nation and other Indigenous tribes were forced off their homelands because the white settlers believed this land belonged to them. The journey, which became known as the Trail of Tears, took up to six months and saw the Cherokee traveling acr...

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Main Author: Teuton, Sean Kicummah, 1966- (Author)
Other Authors: Putra, Dede (Illustrator) (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Penguin Workshop, 2026.
Series:What was--?
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Trail of Tears, 1838-1839 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Cherokee Indians > History > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:"From 1838 to 1839, thousands of people from the Cherokee Nation and other Indigenous tribes were forced off their homelands because the white settlers believed this land belonged to them. The journey, which became known as the Trail of Tears, took up to six months and saw the Cherokee traveling across rivers, valleys, and mountains for over eight hundred miles in bitter cold and blazing heat. They had little food or water, and many of them died along the way. By the time they made it to their destination in present-day Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation had suffered huge losses, including cultural disruptions that led them to refer to this long and brutal march as "The Trail Where They Cried." "-- Provided by publisher.
Item Description:"An official Who HQ book"--Cover.
Physical Description:108 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Audience:Ages 8-12
008-012.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780593751862
0593751868
9780593751879
0593751876
Author Notes:Sean Teuton is a college professor who has published several books, including Red Land, Red Power: Grounding Knowledge in the American Indian Novel . Sean is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, and this is his first book in the Who HQ series.

A graduate of the High School of Art and Design, Stephen Marchesi earned his BFA degree in communications design from Pratt Institute. He is a freelance illustrator in the children's book field. His paintings and drawings have appeared on over five hundred book covers, posters, and record and CD covers. He just recently completed his seventy-second picture book.

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