Trail of Tears

The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation

Author John Ehle
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In the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Ehle combines the story of the Cherokee nation with a parallel account of American power, politics, and betrayal.

John Ehle, a sixth-generation North Carolinian, grew up on land once used as hunting grounds by the Cherokee. He is the author of 14 highly acclaimed works, including The Free Men and Lion on the Hearth. His novel The Winter People has been made into a major motion picture. Ehle has won a number of literary awards including the Thomas Wolfe Prize, the Mayflower Award for Nonfiction, and the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction. View titles by John Ehle

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In the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Ehle combines the story of the Cherokee nation with a parallel account of American power, politics, and betrayal.

Author

John Ehle, a sixth-generation North Carolinian, grew up on land once used as hunting grounds by the Cherokee. He is the author of 14 highly acclaimed works, including The Free Men and Lion on the Hearth. His novel The Winter People has been made into a major motion picture. Ehle has won a number of literary awards including the Thomas Wolfe Prize, the Mayflower Award for Nonfiction, and the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction. View titles by John Ehle

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