Here is a story of two men who fought for twenty years. It is the story of the destruction of the Cherokee people. It's the story of the man on the 20 dollar bill, President Andrew Jackson, and Chief John Ross.
The author of a new book called Jacksonland is NPR Morning Edition Host Steve Inskeep.
IPR's Charlie Schlenker talks with Inskeep about the great American land grab that led to the Trail of Tears, and the arc of this history of the 1820s and 30s....