Trail of Fears by Sara R. Turnquist

This story broke my heart and made me think about the choices of bad government when we vote for a man for popularity over substance. The characters in this story are well developed and evoke emotions I wasn't aware I had. This story is a must read for those that want to know what really happened to the Cherokee when they were forced marched from their homeland in Georgia to the government's promised land across the Mississippi River in the dead of winter. It not only includes the Indians, but what was happening in our government. How the decision of the missionaries to stay with the Indians and walk the "Trail of Tears" effected their families.