Bibliograph

My life on the Trail of Tears, Max Caswell

Type

Label

My life on the Trail of Tears, Max Caswell

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

My life on the Trail of Tears

Oclc number

975489571

Responsibility statement

Max Caswell

Series statement

My place in history

Summary

The Trail of Tears was not a one-time event, but actually a 2-decade policy of relocating Native Americans to the West in forced marches. Young readers will learn history through the fictional journal entries of Awenasa, a young Cherokee girl. This book communicates history through powerful emotions, encouraging readers to thoughtfully reflect on the plight of the natives of North America. Fact boxes throughout the text illuminate important historical points. At the end of the book, a table of powerful statistics exposes the incredible reality of these heartbreaking decades in American history

Target audience

juvenile

Classification