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Only the Names Remain: The Cherokees and the Trail of Tears

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I have read the book Only The Names Remain many many times. I am of Cherokee blood and my roots are from Oklahoma. I was very interested in my history when I was younger and I found this book in my library. It tells so much about what has happened to the Cherokees throughout those tough years. While reading it to my Grandma she pointed out that my Great Great Great Grandfather was a Cherokee Chief and is talked about in the book. In the older versions there is also a black and white drawing of him. Because of this book, I can tell my grandchildren and my children the interesting story of how their grandfather saved President Andrew Jackson's life in a battle before he became president. I'm so glad that a book like this was written to tell both the good and the bad of the Cherokee life. It makes me wish that I could learn more and more about it.

This is a terrific history of the GA Cherokee Indians. I use it in my lower elementary class. It seems to strike just the right chord with the 6,7,8 year olds.

I fully agree with Shannon, this book is a must for anyone wanting to see what was done to Native Americans in the South at the hands of whites and especially Andrew Jackson's policy of destruction of our people. We are trying to trace the family ancestry of a child (my great great grandmother) who was taken from a Trail of Tears family and "adopted" by a white preacher. She may have been saved from the Trail of Tears but not from the dispicable way in which she was treated during her lifetime subsequently. Shannon, I hope you email me!

This book is about a 4th or 5th grade reading level but has a sophistication little seen in children's historical works or nonfiction. It tells the story of the Cherokee and provides a great background for the troubles of Native Americans in general. The book shows a lot of respect for the reader and provides insight into American History. The history is not oversimplified but is not incomprehensible for readers of many ages including 4th or 5th graders. Amazing book and I wish there were more like it.

The information given in this book was interesting and more detailed than I had known before. My only regret was that it was over too soon. I wanted to keep reading and learn more. It was a shameful event in our history. The more detailed an event is described the more real and lasting it is in our memories; real enough to not let it happen again in any culture.

I bought this book and it is written for younger readers. It would be a good learning tool for children to learn about the Trail of Tears. It was a decent find, just a little too young for my reading.

I appreciate the gritty history of this book, but it's not quite what I expected. I expected there to be reference to historical books, diaries, newsprint, etc .. but there NO REFERENCES. still, some rarely discussed facts are the foundation of this short book