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978-0-89587-346-0
0-89587-346-X
$21.95 paperback
7 1/2" x 8 1/2"
396 pages black-and-white photographs, maps bibliography,
index
NOW AVAILABLE
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By the early 1800s, the
Cherokee Nation ranged from western North Carolina to middle Tennessee,
and south to northern Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. As the
United States expanded west, the Cherokees were pressed into an uneasy,
often violent, coexistence with traders and settlers. In 1838, the
majority of the Cherokees were forced to leave the Southeast. Although a
small band was allowed to stay in western North Carolina, thousands of
Cherokees were forced to trek to Oklahoma on the infamous "Trail of
Tears."
Footsteps of the Cherokees
divides the Cherokee's eastern homeland into nineteen geographical
sections and explores many of the historic Cherokee sites in these
areas. Sites range from Moccasin Bend in Chattanooga, inhabited by
Cherokees and earlier Indian cultures and considered one of the most
important archaeological complexes located within a United States city,
to the Qualla Boundary, the home of the Eastern Cherokee reservation
where visitors can still experience the historic Cherokee culture. For
each site, Vicki Rozema gives the historical background, directions to
the site, and the hours of operation and telephone numbers if the site
is located within a park or museum area. The book also includes an
overview of Cherokee history--setting the stage for the tours of the
historic sites.
Because this book is also a
photographic guide, Rozema includes over 150 black-and-white
photographs--giving you a feel for the historic sites and a hint of
what's in store when you visit them yourself.
Written for both the traveler
and those interested in learning about the Cherokee people, this guide
provides a fascinating look at the many places that played a role in the
rich history of these Native Americans.
about the author
Vicki Rozema is the editor of Cherokee Voices: Early Accounts of Cherokee Life in the
East and Voices from the Trail of Tears. She is currently working on a
Ph.D. in early American history with a specialization in Cherokee history at the
University of Tennessee in Knoxville, but she still maintains a home near Chattanooga.
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