When President Andrew Jackson enforces the Indian Removal Act of 1830, Dustu, a thirteen-year-old Cherokee is forced to leave his Georgia home. Armed soldiers threaten Dustu’s family as they are marched to Indian Territory in Oklahoma. Though the journey is littered with heartbreak and fear, Dustu learns that courage and friendship can be found in unexpected places. Includes historical background information, websites to visit, author interview, and a writing prompt.
- Title:
- Mil millas: el Sendero de las Lágrimas
- Subtitle:
- A Thousand Miles: Trail of Tears
- Authors:
- Precious Mckenzie
- Translators:
- Isabel C. Mendoza
- Illustrators:
- Luca Maggi
- Price:
- 13.95 $
- Publish date:
- 2025-06-16
- EAN:
- 9781669939849
- ISBN:
- 9781669939849
- Measurements:
- 5 x 7
- Format:
- Paperback
- Pages:
- 96 pgs.
- Support:
- Papel
- Age:
- +10
- Collection:
- Archivos históricos / History Files
- Genre:
- -
- Subject:
- Discrimination, Displacement, Doing the Right Thing, Fairness and Unfairness, Indigenous People, Native Americans, US in the 19th Century
- Valores:
- -
- Reading level:
- -
- Grade:
- 5+
