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Laurel MacDonald, daughter of a Cherokee chief and teacher at the mission school in the Nation’s capital, New Echota, is drawn into the turmoil of the Cherokee removal. Amid militia invasions and family separations, she must confront disease, despair, and the betrayal of those she trusts. With her heart torn between two men—Edward Faraday and Cherokee chieftain Night Hawk—Laurel embodies the struggles of a people facing forced migration. Her role as interpreter and cultural leader sets the stage for forging a new nation after the tragic journey known as the Trail of Tears.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Frances Patton Statham
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