Walking the Trail
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| Author | Jerry Ellis |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
Publication date | 1991 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780803267435 |
Walking the Trail: One Man's Journey along the Cherokee Trail of Tears is the 1991 book by Jerry Ellis telling the story of his 900-mile walk along the Cherokee Trail of Tears, the same walk his ancestors were forced to take in 1838. Walking the Trail has been used in classrooms and as a teaching resource by award-winning educators, including James Percoco[1] who is in the National Teachers Hall of Fame.
