The Long, Bitter Trail: Andrew Jackson and the Indians

The Hill and Wang Critical Issues Series: concise, affordable works on pivotal topics in American history, society, and politics.

This account of Congress's Indian Removal Act of 1830 focuses on the plight of the Indians of the Southeast--Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles--who were forced to leave their ancestral lands and relocate to what is now the state of Oklahoma. Revealing Andrew Jackson's central role in the government's policies, Wallace examines the racist attitudes toward Native Americans that led to their removal and, ultimately, their tragic fate.

Author: Anthony Wallace
Publisher: Hill & Wang
Published: 07/01/1993
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780809015528

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 07/01/1993 pg. 1940
School Library Journal 12/01/1993
Library Journal 07/01/1993
Publishers Weekly 06/14/1993

About the Author

Anthony F.C. Wallace is a professor of history and anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of many books, including Rockdale, which won the Bancroft Prize in 1978. He lives in Pennsylvania.

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