Cherokee Rose by Al Lacy

Cherokee Rose by Al Lacy

The Brutal Road West

It's late summer 1838. President Martin Van Buren issues an order that the fifteen thousand Cherokee Indians living in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina are to be evicted from their homeland. Forced to migrate to Indian Territory, the Cherokees begin their tragic, one-thousand-mile journey westward. Most of the seven thousand soldiers escorting them along the way are brutally cruel. But Cherokee Rose, an eighteen-year-old Indian girl, finds one soldier, Lieutenant Britt Claiborne, willing to stand up for them. Both Christians, Cherokee Rose discovers that Britt is also a quarter Cherokee himself. It's upon the Trail of Tears that they fall in love, dreaming of one day marrying and finding a place to call home together.

They found each other in the midst of tragedy...

But is their love enough to keep them together?

Cherokee Rose has endured more than any eighteen-year-old girl should. Though accepted by her tribe, being both mixed blood and a Christian set her apart. Then fifteen thousand Cherokee Indians are evicted from their homes in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. Broken and angry, Cherokee Rose joins her people on the thousand-mile trek westward to Indian Territory. The journey holds many trials--not the least of which is the cruelty of the soldiers escorting them. But Cherokee Rose is determined: these men will not break her.

Lieutenant Britt Claiborne is devoted to serving his country, but he detests the way his fellow soldiers treat the Indians. He not only refuses to join in, but does all he can to stop the abuse. To the soldiers, he is a traitor. To those he helps, a champion. But Britt knows he's only doing what he must, not just because he's a Christian, but for a reason he's reluctant to reveal.

Thrown together in the face of brutality, these two find themselves falling in love. They dream of marrying and finding a place to call home. But can their love survive the Trail of Tears?

Cherokee Rose is a good story and a great way to learn about a historical event we would rather sweep under the rug. --Lauraine Snelling, bestselling author of Amethyst

Story Behind the Book

Long captivated with the study of American history, Al and JoAnna Lacy eagerly researched the time in the 1800s when the five civilized tribes were forced by the U.S. government to make a one-thousand-mile journey to Indian Territory (now the state of Oklahoma). The tribes were the Cherokee, the Chickasaw, the Choctaw, the Creek, and the Seminole. Repeatedly forced to surrender their lands, the people of the Cherokee Nation, as well as those of the other four tribes, were hoping to find in Indian Territory a place to call home .

Al Lacy

Bestselling author Al Lacy has written more than one hundred historical and western novels, including those in the Angel of Mercy, Battles of Destiny, and Journeys of the Stranger series. JoAnna Lacy, his wife and longtime collaborator, is the coauthor of the Hannah of Fort Bridger, Shadow of Liberty, Mail Order Bride, and Orphan Trains series. This husband and wife team devour books about history and give careful attention to the historical accuracy of their stories. The Lacys make their home high in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

JoAnna Lacy

Bestselling author Al Lacy has written more than one hundred historical and western novels, including those in the Angel of Mercy, Battles of Destiny, and Journeys of the Stranger series. JoAnna Lacy, his wife and longtime collaborator, is the coauthor of the Hannah of Fort Bridger, Shadow of Liberty, Mail Order Bride, and Orphan Trains series. This husband and wife team devour books about history and give careful attention to the historical accuracy of their stories. The Lacys make their home high in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

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ISBN 13	9781590525623
ISBN 10	1590525620
Title	Cherokee Rose
Author	Al Lacy
Series	A Place To Call Home
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Multnomah Press
Year published	2006-05-01
Number of pages	304
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.