Synopsis
Recounts the many broken U.S. treaties with the Cherokees, describes how they were forced to leave their lands in Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina, and looks at the hardships they faced on the trail west
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About the 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 fourteen highly acclaimed works. His novel The Winter People has been made into a major motion picture.
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The fascinating portrayal of the Cherokee nation, filled with Native American legend, lore, and religion -- a gripping American drama of power, politics, betrayal, and ambition.
B & W photographs
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Trail of Tears : The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
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Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, The, 1989
ISBN 10: 038523953X
ISBN 13: 9780385239530
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Recounts the many broken U.S. treaties with the Cherokees, describes how they were forced to leave their lands in Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina, and looks at the hardships they faced on the trail west Mylar protector included. Significant damage due to wetness. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book. Seller Inventory # 123813459
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Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. PLEASE READ. Acceptable grading for this hardcover copy is due to excessive wear and damage. This is a reading copy with no markings in the text and no loose or missing pages. Handling wear includes multiple chips and tears as well as staining on the dustjacket, a couple of stains on the textblock edges, and a gift inscription that occupies most of the front pastedown endpaper. Tulsa's largest used bookstore. Located on South Mingo Road since 1991. No-hassle return policy if not completely satisfied. Seller Inventory # mon0000371513
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TRAIL OF TEARS; THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CHEROKEE NATION
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Doubleday, c1988. September 1988 on copyright page. 8vo. Inscribed by John Ehle on half title-page. Scattered small spot upper edge of textblock, ends of spine lightly bent, Very Good hardcover, Very Good d/j. Seller Inventory # 113463
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TRAIL OF TEARS. THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CHEROKEE NATION
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Third Printing. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and a map. The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover and is not price clipped. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation in a heavy cardboard box. Previous owner's gift inscription dated July 28, 1989 on the front fly-leaf. Very good condition in very good dust jacket. Selling Used and Rare books on line since April 1998 and from our bookstore in the heart of the Bluegrass since 1984. ; Black-and-white photographs; 8vo.; 424 pages. Seller Inventory # 41025
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Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
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Anchor / Doubleday, New York, 1988
ISBN 10: 038523953X
ISBN 13: 9780385239530
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Seller: Bagatelle Books, Asheville, NC, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. Third Printing. Octavo. 6.25 x 9.5 in. 424 pp. Very good in original paper-covered boards with minor foxing along edge of text block and very good in original pictorial dust jacket with similar foxing and minor sunning to spine. Inscribed by Ehle to Penland, North Carolina ceramicist Jane Peiser on front free endpaper. Signed. Seller Inventory # 5768