Toward the Setting Sun: John Ross, the Cherokees and the Trail of Tears

Only slight wear ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 421 pages; "Son of a Scottish trader and a quarter-Cherokee woman, Ross was educated in white schools and was only one-eighth Indian by blood. But as Cherokee chief in the mid-nineteenth century, he would guide the tribe through its most turbulent period. The Cherokees' plight lay at the epicenter of nearly all the key issues facing a young America: western expansion, states' rights, judicial power, and racial discrimination. " Title: Toward the Setting Sun: John Ross, the Cherokees and the Trail of Tears Author Name: Hicks, Brian Edition: First Edition; First Printing ISBN Number: 0802119638 ISBN-13: 9780802119636 Location Published: New York, Atlantic Monthly Press: 2011 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Item: 1.00 lb Categories: Native Studies, USA, Native Studies Seller ID: 21358 Keywords: cherokee trail of tears