"The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history." - George Orwell Seeking the Origins of the Trail of Tears investigates Primary Source, historical information that confirms evidence leading to a major revision of the prevailing knowledge, legends, and myths associated with the tragic Cherokee Removal event, in 1838. "As a forensic historical investigation, nothing in this book should be construed to be part of a conspiracy theory or some effort to be controversial. The sole purpose of this book is to rewrite history...based on evidence."- Larry A. Vogt Our research has led to some shockingly unexpected revelations. One historian wrote to us about her experience with the book. She said, "Hope you know that your story shook me to my core!" The recovered citations to which she referred were some ominous connections that have resurfaced after 180 years and are at work today. "Every time history repeats itself the price goes up". -Ronald Wright (Author) A new way to view history, and a new process for recovering and connecting the "Dots and Lines" of history, empowers readers to participate in the discovery process that is forensic historical research. This 400+ page book presents hundreds of pages of primary source materials for the reader/researcher to inspect as they wish. Comments, commentary, and some digressions keep the subject alive and offer challenging viewpoints for any reader. This book is not designed as entertainment for the lazy reader. It requires active participation in the learning and discovery process and the book will continue to remain a valuable resource book. Discover for yourself what this dramatic period of history was like, through the words of the people who were there. To view Updated Index of subjects covered in this book, see at dautzenlein.com or dautzenlein on Facebook.

Following several routes, thousands of American Indians were forced from their homelands in the Southeast. On their tortuous trek west many died. These routes, lined with graves, mark the tragedy now known today as The Trail of Tears, commemorated as a National Historic Trail.