Annotated Bibliography On The Trail Of Tears
Annotated Bibliography
Blackburn, Marion. "Return or the trail of tears." Mar.-Apr. 53-64. ebsco. Web.
It's easy to miss this subtle groove, covered in pine straw and vines, worn in the ground of eastern Tennessee. In the summer of 1838, about 13,000 Cherokee walked this path from their homes in the Appalachian Mountains to a new, government mandated homeland in Oklahoma.
The Trail of Tears was a journey of some 900 miles that took approximately nine months to complete. After they were rounded up from their villages and homes, the Cherokee were assembled in large internment camps, where some waited for weeks before heading out in waves of approximately 1,000, following different paths, depending on the season.
As many as 4,000 died along the way from dehydration, tuberculosis, whooping cough, and other hardships—by some accounts, a dozen or more were buried at each stop. Some escaped along the way and were caught and returned to the march like criminals.
The Cherokee fought eviction through official channels, eventually winning support for independent status from the LIS. Supreme Court—a decision that prompted Jackson to say, "[Chief Justice] John Marshall has made his decision; let him enforce it now if he can.
The Cherokee, which …show more content…
"Riding the trail of Tears." American Indian Quarterly (2015): 238-241.Ebsco. Web. 10 Mar. 2016.
engagement with the forced Cherokee removal of the nineteenth century as he maneuvers within a critical milieu of Native literary theorists such as Daniel Heath Justice and Robert Warrior. Confronting the historical gaps that are generated from Euro Western claims to truth, authenticity, and accuracy, Hausman has actively produced a space of cultural resistance that follows in the critical tracks of Justice,
The Cherokee removal has been “transformed into a user- friendly, consumer driven ride” that fosters a voyeuristic, fetishized, and escapist experience that is “meant to be fun for the whole
Blackburn, Marion. "Return or the trail of tears." Mar.-Apr. 53-64. ebsco. Web.
It's easy to miss this subtle groove, covered in pine straw and vines, worn in the ground of eastern Tennessee. In the summer of 1838, about 13,000 Cherokee walked this path from their homes in the Appalachian Mountains to a new, government mandated homeland in Oklahoma.
The Trail of Tears was a journey of some 900 miles that took approximately nine months to complete. After they were rounded up from their villages and homes, the Cherokee were assembled in large internment camps, where some waited for weeks before heading out in waves of approximately 1,000, following different paths, depending on the season.
As many as 4,000 died along the way from dehydration, tuberculosis, whooping cough, and other hardships—by some accounts, a dozen or more were buried at each stop. Some escaped along the way and were caught and returned to the march like criminals.
The Cherokee fought eviction through official channels, eventually winning support for independent status from the LIS. Supreme Court—a decision that prompted Jackson to say, "[Chief Justice] John Marshall has made his decision; let him enforce it now if he can.
The Cherokee, which …show more content…
"Riding the trail of Tears." American Indian Quarterly (2015): 238-241.Ebsco. Web. 10 Mar. 2016.
engagement with the forced Cherokee removal of the nineteenth century as he maneuvers within a critical milieu of Native literary theorists such as Daniel Heath Justice and Robert Warrior. Confronting the historical gaps that are generated from Euro Western claims to truth, authenticity, and accuracy, Hausman has actively produced a space of cultural resistance that follows in the critical tracks of Justice,
The Cherokee removal has been “transformed into a user- friendly, consumer driven ride” that fosters a voyeuristic, fetishized, and escapist experience that is “meant to be fun for the whole