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The journal of Jesse Smoke

a Cherokee boy

by Joseph Bruchac

Cover of The journal of Jesse Smoke
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Jesse Smoke, a sixteen-year-old Cherokee, begins a journal in 1837 to record stories of his people and their difficulties as they face removal along the Trail of Tears. Includes a historical note giving details of the removal.

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