"After searching through hundreds of documents, official reports, and other contemporary sources, John Ehle has created a heart-stirring story, told with rich detail, of the tragedy of the Cherokees and their Trail of Tears." -- Dee Brown, Author of Bury My Heart at Woanded Knee Although the history of the Cherokee Nation has been told before, Ehle's version may be the best. He has found sources previously unused, affording human touches that enliven the narrative. Yet it is not so much the content as the telling that counts here. Ehle can be stark at times and lyrical at times, a style that suits his subject almost to perfection." -- Los Angeles Times There is an almost profound wisdom about Cherokee life deeply embedded in these pages, as well as a touching regard for the heroism the tribe manifested during the journey over the Trail of Tears." -- Washington Post This beautifully written and emotionally mature book is a must; don't miss it. -- Newsday JOHN EHLE (E-lee), 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.