i ll run down to sears roebuck or whatever and get a set of tires, you were out of lung. and the only way you could get another set of tires was to go before the government s tire board and prove that you had an essential reason for getting a new set of tires. likewise, radios, bicycles, clocks even clocks, the common american could no longer purchase after the spring of 1942. all those mechanisms were used in the war effort. you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. and now, daniel blake smith recalls president andrew jackson s seizure of cherokee nation land and the cherokees forced migration that resulted in the deaths of thousands during their journey from the southeast united states to oklahoma territory known as the trail of tears. it s about 45 minutes. [applause] thanks a lot. it s great, i ve had the chance to be here at this wonderful independent bookstore. i just gravitate every time i have a chance to be in a place like malaprop s. jus
i thought what i would do this evening would be to showcase the work and hope to my reading ability to separate the very brief excerpt from the book. and hopefully you ll want to come to buy yourself. and then i will turn to general comment and then be glad to take questions. the effect, not bothering to describe, the 94 june 21, 1839, more than 100 we cherokee had met in tocaloma. it was a group of men scribble three names on the list. major ridge, john ridge and another. all three were quickly found guilty. their crime, betraying the cherokee nation. the penalty was death. early the next morning,. [inaudible] and little rock creek near the arkansas border. certain of the justice admission they fear the retribution. and their minds finish other people not only sanction but demanded their actions. john ridge had to die. all neighbors of the party targeted the three men had sold the cherokee sacred land to cooperative with present andrew jackson to move the tried tocaloma. a