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A review by ajeversole
Mary and the Trail of Tears: A Cherokee Removal Survival Story by Andrea L. Rogers
5.0
As someone who is a direct descendant of people who made it through the long walk, this book was both meaningful and gut wrenching.
Despite growing up in Oklahoma, on the Cherokee Nation Reservation as one of its citizens, I was never taught about the removal in this sort of detail while at school. It was all hand me down stories from our family. I am grateful for Andrea in sharing a history that is probably scary for the target demographic. I think it comes across in an age appropriate manner.
I hope many students and educators read this story and share it in order to bring some reality about the hardships the Cherokee and other removed tribes faced at this point in history.
Wado, Andrea for writing this!
Despite growing up in Oklahoma, on the Cherokee Nation Reservation as one of its citizens, I was never taught about the removal in this sort of detail while at school. It was all hand me down stories from our family. I am grateful for Andrea in sharing a history that is probably scary for the target demographic. I think it comes across in an age appropriate manner.
I hope many students and educators read this story and share it in order to bring some reality about the hardships the Cherokee and other removed tribes faced at this point in history.
Wado, Andrea for writing this!