The Cherokee
- ISBN-10
- 1489629092
- ISBN-13
- 9781489629098
- Series
- The Cherokee
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-08-01
- Publisher
- Weigl Publishers
- Author
- Rennay Craats
Description
In 1830, U.S. troops removed nearly 17,000 Cherokee from their homes in the southeastern United States. Many were forced to move to Oklahoma in a journey called the “Trail of Tears.” Learn more in The Cherokee, one of the titles in the American Indian Art and Culture series.
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