What Was the Trail of Tears?
$19.45
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2026
Summary
Learn about one of the worst tragedies in American history: the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
From 1838 to 1839, thousands of people from the Cherokee Nation and other Indigenous tribes were forced off their homelands because the white settlers believed this land belonged to them. The journey, which became known as the Trail of Tears, took up to six months and saw the Cherokee traveling across rivers, valleys, and mountains for over eight hundred miles in bitter cold and blazing heat. T…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593751862 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0593751868 |
| Author: | Sean Teuton, Dede Putra, Who HQ |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin Workshop |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 129g |
| Dimensions: | 8mm x 137mm x 194mm |
| Series: | What Was? |
| Audience Age: | 8-12 |
Sean Teuton
Sean Teuton is a college professor who has published several books, including Red Land, Red Power: Grounding Knowledge in the American Indian Novel. Sean is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and this is his first book in the Who HQ series.
A graduate of the High School of Art and Design, Stephen Marchesi earned his BFA degree in communications design from Pratt Institute. He is a freelance illustrator in the children’s book field. His paintings and drawings have appeared on over five hundred book covers, posters, and record and CD covers. He has recently completed his seventy-second picture book.
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