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Bezig met laden... On This Long Journey, the Journal of Jesse Smoke, a Cherokee Boy, the Trail of Tears, 1838 (My Name Is America) (editie 2014)door Joseph Bruchac (Auteur)
Informatie over het werkThe Journal of Jesse Smoke: A Cherokee Boy, The Trail of Tears, 1838 door Joseph Bruchac
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This book broke my heart in a lot of ways, but I think it was one that has to be read, has to be told so people don't forget. It's shameful what happened to these people. This isn't my favorite book in the series, but it was good and had me tearing up at parts. I would recommend to anyone. 4 out of 5 stars. ( ) Like many of the books in the My Name Is America series I enjoyed the learning about the Cherokee and the history of the Trail of Tears. Growing up in public school in Vermont it amazes me how little I learned about any indigenous group suffering that make up the United States (it's seemed more focused on the immigrants and slavery - all are important but doesn't help to fully understand racism and prejudism in the nation). I liked how this book mentions that the Cherokee were slave owners of African-Americans and side with the Confederate States; I think too many times this is ignored or not taught. However, despite they're favorable opinion of slavery (at the time) it also focuses on the fact the Cherokee were on of the most developed tribes east of the Mississippi. The book also doesn't shy away with the fact that Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren were no friends to the natives and John Quincy Adams actually apposed the idea of the removal. For a kid’s book, this is pretty heavy reading. That might be because I’m reading it with an adult’s eyes, a lot more aware of the world and what it contains. I actually had a hard time reading large chunks at a time once they got place in the internment camp, due to the heaviness of the conditions and suffering. Everything in the book is worth reading, down to the historical information and acknowledgements in the back. The author’s deep respect and care for the telling of the story is quite evident, it’s really well done. I’m looking forward to having my middle-schooler read it and discussing with her. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Dear America Collections (My Name Is America: Native American, 1838) My Name is America (12) My Story (1838)
Jesse Smoke, a sixteen-year-old Cherokee, begins a journal in 1837 to record stories of his people and their difficulties as they face removal along the Trail of Tears. Includes a historical note giving details of the removal. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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