Jacksonland is the thrilling narrative history of two men—President Andrew Jackson and Cherokee chief John Ross—who led their respective nations at a crossroads of American history. Five decades after the Revolutionary War, the United States approached a constitutional crisis. At its center stood two former military comrades locked in a struggle that tested the boundaries of our fledgling democracy. Jacksonland is their story.
Marsico uses primary sources to show "conflicting vantage points" to provide an objective, reasoned account that places the Cherokee relocation and the Trail of Tears into the context of American history. She opens with well-written background about the "principal people," as the Cherokee called themselves, and then discusses how the post-American Revolution expansion created conflict between the Cherokee and white settlers, the divisions that assimilation efforts and resistance to relocation caused within the tribe and its leadership, and the disastrous removal to Oklahoma.
The Origin of the Milky Way and Other Living Stories of the Cherokee (Caravan Book)
Cherokee people have lived in the Great Smoky Mountains for thousands of years. During all this time, they have told stories to each other to explain how things came to be, to pass on lessons about life, and to describe the mountains, animals, plants, and spirits around them. The Origin of the Milky Way and Other Living Stories of the Cherokee collects 26 stories that are great for kids and are still being told by storytellers today.
The Trail of Tears: Removal in the South (Landmark Events in Native American History)
In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, which authorized President Andrew Jackson to move eastern Indian tribes west of the Mississippi River to Indian Territory. Often solely associated with the Cherokee, the "Trail of Tears" more accurately describes the forced removal of the Five Civilized Tribes, which in addition to the Cherokee includes the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole. This book is an insightful and honest exploration of this dark chapter in Native American history.
Erica Gallatin felt her spirit rise to the challenge and fury in James Tall Wolf's eyes. The brilliant renegade Cherokee who'd played pro football was pure threatening masculinity: fierce, dangerous, with a heart-stopping physique -- and utterly irresistible! He refused to believe that the shy Amazon with glorious red hair had any Cherokee blood, and when Erica arrived on the Carolina reservation he called home, he still insisted she'd never belong. He knew too well how it felt to be an outsider and was determined to dive the tantalizing lady away before she uncovered his secrets -- and suspected the fierce anguish of his need to possess her.
