Summary of John Ehle's Trail of Tears

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The American Indians were studied and exploited by European settlers who believed they were the lost tribes of Judah. The Cherokees were particularly distinguished because they were considered the principal people.
#2 The Cherokee women had more rights and power than European women. They decided whom they would marry, and the man built a house for them, which was considered their property.
#3 The Cherokee Shaman was called in to assist with the birth of the fourth child. He warned the mother that a witch was coming from the north, and that the baby would be able to see what others could not.
#4 The Cherokee chief Ridge was a doctor who flew like a raven. He wanted to be a chief among his people, a hunter as expert and respected as his father, a warrior to save his people from enemy Indians and whites. But he believed a mother would not have milk in her tits if it were not intended to be used.

Sujets

• United States
• 19th Century

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 19 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669354024
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on John Ehle's Trail of Tears
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 6 Insights from Chapter 7 Insights from Chapter 8 Insights from Chapter 9 Insights from Chapter 10 Insights from Chapter 11 Insights from Chapter 12 Insights from Chapter 13 Insights from Chapter 14 Insights from Chapter 15 Insights from Chapter 16 Insights from Chapter 17 Insights from Chapter 18 Insights from Chapter 19 Insights from Chapter 20 Insights from Chapter 21 Insights from Chapter 22 Insights from Chapter 23
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The American Indians were studied and exploited by European settlers who believed they were the lost tribes of Judah. The Cherokees were particularly distinguished because they were considered the principal people.

#2

The Cherokee women had more rights and power than European women. They decided whom they would marry, and the man built a house for them, which was considered their property.

#3

The Cherokee Shaman was called in to assist with the birth of the fourth child. He warned the mother that a witch was coming from the north, and that the baby would be able to see what others could not.

#4

The Cherokee chief Ridge was a doctor who flew like a raven. He wanted to be a chief among his people, a hunter as expert and respected as his father, a warrior to save his people from enemy Indians and whites. But he believed a mother would not have milk in her tits if it were not intended to be used.

#5

The Cherokee were constantly being threatened by the white man, who was settling on land that the Cherokees had sold. They had to come to terms with the white man’s attainments, or they would be defeated in battle.

#6

The Cherokee boy’s training was handled by his mother’s brothers, who were also the town’s traders. The father’s duties included trading goods, providing game, and deciding where he would live. He had the power to represent himself in the council house.

#7

The Cherokee boy learned Cherokee words in the accent of his mother. He had furry toys, and he had pets. He was not reprimanded, but chided. He was highly regarded, and a husband-to-be. He had authority over his own being and the life and death of others.

#8

When Ridge was five, the routine skirmishes between Indians and whites erupted into a war. The boy listened to the young warriors who came through town, often nursing wounds, and their stories were of a white storm so fierce that there was no stopping it.

#9

The family settled in a cove, and life went on as usual for a while. But eventually, the reports came that the towns had been completely ravaged, all stock and crops destroyed. Hundreds of people had been killed, scalped by the whites.

#10

The Cherokee warfront was not as glorious as it used to be. The days of victory were over, and the tribe was now nursing its wounds and picking up stray enemy soldiers. The Americans had won the Battle of Kings Mountain, but the British had returned as victors and were now asking for Cherokee help.

#11

The Cherokee leader James Vann was called to Washington to read the letter. He could read English, and he was sent for. The chiefs and warriors were told that if they wanted peace, they had to meet with the Americans and make peace.

#12

The settlers were not going to give up their new fields, the friends they had made, the roads they had laid out, and the mountainsides burned free of forests. They were going to keep it all.

#13

We should not forget that the Indians did not start the war, but they are also not responsible for it. The white people invaded their lands and killed their game, which was a violation of the law of nature and of nations.

#14

The family decided to leave their cove and move to the nearby village of Chestowee. They were welcomed by the local council, and their son was accepted into the clan’s affection.

#15

The boy was trained to hunt animals, and was taught to respect the silence and voices of the forests. He was taught to accept a single separate place in the family of creatures. He learned to determine whether a hunt would be successful, and to do so he would sweep ashes from the home fire into a pile and sprinkle tobacco on them. If the tobacco did not catch fire, the hunt would be unsuccessful.

#16

The Cherokee boys were required to move on to advanced training at puberty. The warrior was different from the hunter, who sought kinship with other creatures and offered salutation even to those he must kill. The warrior was a brutal instrument of vengeance, the deliverer of death to others.

#17

The night before the game, a dance began in a field. The players danced around the fire, chanting responses to the sounds of a rattle, a gourd filled with pebbles, carried by another man. The women dancers did not smile. Their songs were plaintive, in the minor key.

#18

The game was played on a field between the towns, and the players were allowed a rest time only on the ground, not leaning against anything or anyone. They were able to adjust the netting on their sticks and appeal one another for confidence.

#19

The players were taken to the water, where the oldest shaman prayed to the Long Man, the river, for strength. He prayed to the Red Bat in the Sun Land for expert dodging skills, to the Red Deer for speed, to the great Red Hawk for vision, and to the Red Rattlesnake for terror.

#20

The ball ground is a level field by the river side, surrounded by the high timber-covered mountains. At either end are the goals, each consisting of a pair of upright poles, between which the ball must be driven to make a run. The side that first makes twelve home runs is declared the winner.

#21

Ridge was one of twenty men from his village to join two hundred or more from other villages, each dressed in loincloth, armed with the best weapons he could provide for himself, and riding on horseback. They ambushed a group of whites near the old Indian orchard.

#22

The war between the Cherokee and the white settlers continued for years, and eventually involved Ridge. He was successful in many of his battles, but eventually was defeated by Colonel John Sevier. He returned home to find that both of his parents had died.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The Cherokee tribe had once traveled for a long time, stopping in a cold climate. They had once been closely related to the Iroquois, whom they called uncle. They referred to the Creeks and Chickasaws as elder brothers.

#2

The Cherokee government was made up of many towns, with an annual central council of independent chiefs. The government did not have officials, courts, or titles, but it did have consensus. The costs of error were high.

#3

The white men’s children were Cherokee because of their mother’s blood. The white men were Cherokee through their wives. But the men did not come to the council houses.

#4

The boy, Joseph, was invited by the white man to come home with him, but he hesitated. His eldest brother told him to escape this place if he could. The old white man led him down the road, all the while explaining that the Indians might launch a frolic, now that blood was smelled.

#5

The boy was taken to Running Water, about four miles off, and turned over to the local Cherokee chief. The chief accepted him as an Indian, and he was sent to work with the others.

#6

Ridge was a brave, loyal, and patriotic young man, but he had one flaw: he was not cruel enough to be feared. Doublehead took him along on several raids, and when the band was in the uninhabited barrens of southwestern Kentucky raiding whites, they were spotted by a Captain Overall, who was known to be an Indian fighter. They killed them and took their nine packhorses.

#7

The Cherokee were promised their land in the treaty of Hopewell, but they were constantly attacked by other tribes. The young Cherokee warriors, like Ridge, liked to raid and plunder.

#8