Nell Musolf is a freelance writer in Mankato, Minnesota. She writes fiction and nonfiction. Her work has appeared in several magazines and newspapers. Musolf holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Northeastern Illinois University.
American Indian Perspective
1: PBS New Perspectives on the West—Chief Joseph. 13 April 2012. www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/chiefjoseph.htm
2: Thomas B. Underwood. Cherokee Legends and the Trail of Tears. Knoxville, Tenn.: Cherokee Publications, 1956, p. 27.
3: Joyce Appleby, et al. The American Journey. Columbus, Ohio: McGraw-Hill, 2012, p. 398.
4: Digital History—Native American Voices. 13 April 2012. www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/native_voices/voices_display.cfm?id=88
5: Tom Pendergast and Sara Pendergast. Westward Expansion Almanac. Detroit: U X L, 2000, p. 190.
Settlers’ Perspective
1: The American Journey, p. 363.
2: Lillian Schissel. Women’s Diaries of the Westward Journey. New York: Schocken Books, 1982, p. 36.
3: Ibid., p. 122.
4: The American Journey, p. 556.