Toward the setting sun : John Ross, the Cherokees, and the Trail of Tears / Brian Hicks.

Relates the history of the forced relocation of the Cherokee from Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina to Indian territory in Oklahoma and the struggle by their principle chief, John Ross, to prevent their removal from their ancestral lands.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Hicks, Brian, 1966-
Language:	English
Published:	New York : [Berkeley, Calif.] : Atlantic Monthly Press ; Distributed by Publishers Group West, [2011], ©2011.
Subjects:	Ross, John, > 1790-1866. Trail of Tears, 1838-1839. Cherokee people > History > 19th century. Cherokee people > Relocation. Cherokee people > Government relations. Cherokee people > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Genre:	Biography.
Physical Description:	xiv, 421 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Format:	Book