An account of Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act of 1830, which relocated Eastern Indians to the Oklahoma Territory over the Trail of Tears, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs which was given control over their lives.
"Lucidly written, free of professional jargon, and a good synthesis of Jacksonian Indian policy and the Native American response."
R. David Edmunds, Journal of American History
"In this splendid little book, Anthony F.C. Wallace surveys the making and the legacy of a monumental tragedy, as seen from all sides. Wallace's exactness, concision, and calmness of tone render his account all the more powerful and instructive."
