Omnigraphics Defining Moments series was created for the express purpose of meeting the growing appetite for authoritative, useful resources on the nations history. This series, which focuses on privotal events that transformed the United States political cultural, and social landscape, will be of enduring value to anyone interested in learning more about Americas past---and in understanding how these events continue to reverberate today<BR>American Indian Removal and the Irail to Wounded Knee---like all volumes in the Defining Moments series---is arranged in three distinct sections. The Narrative Overview section provides a detailed, factual account of this "defining moment" in American history from its earliest inception to its legacy today . The Biographies section includes valuable biographical background on leading figures unvolved in the era, concluding with a list of sources for further information on the individual. The Primary Sources section collects a broad range of essential and earlightening documents on the topics, from official decuments to letters, memoirs, and more.<BR>Other valuable features include a glossary of important people, places and terms; a chronology of events a bibliography an annotated list of sources and a subject index.