Publisher and Copyright: Banton Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. Sept. 1988

John Enle, who was a sixth generation North Carolinian, grew up in Penland, North Carolina on a land once used as hunting grounds by the Cherokee. He is the author of 14 highly acclaimed works such as The Winter People. The Winter People is being made into a major motion picture.

This book takes place over the periods of 1771 through about 1841. It takes place during the time when white settlers were trying to take over the Cherokee lands.

This whole book follows the life of Ridge, who was a Cherokee tat played a major role in this whole period of the white man and the Cherokees trying to come together on laws, culture and land. It tells how Ridge went from a hunter, to a warrior, to an Indian Chief and finally to a Major in the white mans government

It also covers Major Ridges families achievements including his son, John Ridge's, life and contributions in the Cherokee and U.S. nations. His brother Watie, and is brother's son, Buck, both who were important in the Cherokee councils and the U.S. negotiations.

ohn Russ was also a Cherokee leader who was important especially at the time just before the Trail of Tears in the year 1835. He was the Cherokee Leader who fought our government to leave the Cherokees in Georgia and to eventually take part in the removing of Major Ridge from the Cherokee council and have Major Ridge, John Ridge and Buck assassinated. He was the person who in the end dealt with the government on the removal of Cherokees from Georgia to Oklahoma, and who dealt with the price the government had to pay the Cherokees to buy their lands in Georgia. He was a greedy man who fought against Major Ridge to achieve power and wealth.

Throughout the book it told how our government never tried to understand the Cherokees way and instead was more set on changing them. Even though they tried to change the Cherokee to make them U.S. citizens, it was almost like they ever intended to really except them, just use them. After reading this book you learn of how not only the white people brought the Cherokee to ruins, but also the Cherokee's own leaders.

Another important event was when General Jackson and Ridge went into battle together against the Red Sticks (another Indian tribe). This was to bring the U.S. and the Cherokee's together fighting against a common enemy instead of fighting against one ano

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Approximate Word count = 891
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)