Ehle is the author of eleven novels and six nonfiction books, the Trail of Tears being one of these. He won many literary awards during his career and, in 1997, he was added to the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame. Ehle’s reasons for writing the Trail of Tears are not specifically known but his love for history and the location of his birth are possibly two key components in the creation of this novel. Even though the Trail of Tears is a nonfiction book, Ehle, in my opinion, was biased towards the Indians. He told the story through the Indian’s point of view and often criticized the whites during the book. He accomplishes this bias by following the character Ridge and his tribe through out the
Ehle is the author of eleven novels and six nonfiction books, the Trail of Tears being one of these. He won many literary awards during his career and, in 1997, he was added to the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame. Ehle’s reasons for writing the Trail of Tears are not specifically known but his love for history and the location of his birth are possibly two key components in the creation of this novel. Even though the Trail of Tears is a nonfiction book, Ehle, in my opinion, was biased towards the Indians. He told the story through the Indian’s point of view and often criticized the whites during the book. He accomplishes this bias by following the character Ridge and his tribe through out the