Walking the Trail

Walking the Trail: One Man's Journey along the Cherokee Trail of Tears is the 1991 book by Jerry [Ellis (author)|Jerry Ellis] telling the story of his 900-mile walk along the Cherokee Trail of Tears, the same walk his ancestors were forced to take in 1838. Walking the Trail has been used in classrooms and as a teaching resource by award-winning educators, including James Percoco who is in the National [Teachers Hall of Fame].

Reception

The work was well received, with the Los [Angeles Times] stating that "Jerry Ellis is an ideal companion for a long ramble along the back roads of America, which is precisely what he provides in Walking the Trail, a picaresque account of his trek over the Trail of Tears in commemoration of his Cherokee ancestors and in search of some elusive ideal of freedom and fulfillment."