Night of the Cruel Moon: Cherokee Removal and the Trail of Tears (Library of American Indian History) [Paperback]

Stan Hoig (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1996 | Series: Library of American Indian History

A narrative history of the removal by white Americans of the Cherokee peoples from their eastern homeland to the Indian territory now known as Oklahoma.

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Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Gr. 7^-10. Using many first-person accounts, Hoig describes the events that led up to the forced removal of the Cherokee people from their homeland to the Indian Territory in 1838. The narrative, packed with details and well-documented information, is not a personalized account but a very factual record of the events that occurred. Sidebars offer additional information about specific persons, but some are rather lengthy and out of context. That aside, Hoig clearly shows the complexity of the situation, discussing intertribal rivalries, disagreements, and warring factions, and buttresses information with quotes from several non-Indians who were appalled at the treatment of the Cherokee people. An annotated list of further readings is appended; illustrations were not seen. Karen Hutt --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Kirkus Reviews

In the Library of American Indian History series, a detailed account of the deportation of the Cherokee from the southeastern US to Oklahoma. After giving a brief history of Cherokee-European relations prior to 1824, Hoig (It's the Fourth of July, 1995, etc.) focuses on the events of 1834-1839, leading up to and including the Trail of Tears itself. Most of the discussion is devoted to the conflicts between the Cherokee leadership and the state and federal governments, and to arguments among the Cherokee themselves and among members of the US government. While this highly specialized text does not wholly ignore other aspects of Cherokee culture, they are treated essentially from a political point of view. A number of interesting first-person accounts are included, as well as several biographies of prominent cultural and political leaders. The polished writing is not without stylistic problems; Hoig exhibits a naive use of rhetoric, especially in the beginning of the book, when the whole affair is overly sentimentalized. The facts of this history speak volumes, and as such, need no emotional embellishment to be effective. (maps, b&w photos and illustrations, index, not seen, bibliography, notes) (Nonfiction. 11-18) -- Copyright ©1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 138 pages
• Publisher: Checkmark Books (October 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816034915
• ISBN-13: 978-0816034918
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,737,405 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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