Gregg, Matthew T.; Wishart, David M. - In: Explorations in Economic History 49 (2012) 4, pp. 423-442
In this paper, we estimate the social costs and income transfers of Cherokee removal, i.e., “The Trail of Tears.” Our … ceded Cherokee land in the southeast was the largest cost borne by the Cherokees, followed in magnitude by the value of lost … cost burden of Cherokee removal, as a share of 1year's GDP, was greater for the Cherokees than the cost burden of any major …