The stories of the first communities of the American frontier, the native peoples are described in this volume. Their histories and tragic stories are profiled in this book as new people arrived to make lives, and opened up a new frontier…while taking away the land of the Native Peoples. Harrowing adventures as well as descriptions of societies and customs support as well as the conflict of civilizations is at the core of this book The reader learns from primary resources, the tales of the Good and the Bad, including the frightful Trail of Tears.