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Longwalker's journey : a novel of the Choctaw trail of tears by Beatrice O. Harrell is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Longwalker's journey : a novel of the Choctaw trail of tears about?

Based on the author's family history, this moving novel shows the bravery and hardship of those who traveled the infamous "Trail of Tears." In 1831, ten-year-old Minko Ushi is part of the forced removal of his Choctaw people from their homeland in Mississippi to Indian Territory. Minko's father decides to travel on ahead by foot, taking Minko and his beloved pony, Black Spot, with him. As he walks hundreds of miles across Arkansas Territory through howling snowstorms, Minko learns that his people are much like his stubborn little pony: They may suffer, but their spirit will never be broken. <p>When the government removes their tribe from their sacred homeland in 1831, ten-year-old Minko and his father endure terrible hardships on their journey from Mississippi to Oklahoma, where Minko receives the name Longwalker. </p>

Author

Beatrice O. Harrell

Publisher

Dial Books for Young Readers

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780803723832

Subjects

Children'S, Fiction, Juvenile