{"product_id":"echoes-from-the-trail-coloring-book","title":"Echoes From The Trail: A Coloring Book of Remembrance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColor to remember.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1838, a Cherokee mother watched soldiers come to her door. She begged to go back for bedding, and came out with \"what bedding and a few cooking utensils she could carry.\" Her daughter, Rebecca Neugin, told that story almost a hundred years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMost of us were never taught it. This book is a quiet way to sit with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEchoes From The Trail\u003c\/em\u003e pairs twelve short, true stories about the Trails of Tears and the world that came before, with twelve original illustrations to color. Read a page about the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, or Seminole nations. Then turn to the picture beside it and take your time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e12 true stories, one per chapter.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each is drawn from public historical records, with its sources printed on the page, so you can trust what you're reading and share it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e12 original line-art illustrations.\u003c\/strong\u003e A swamp heron, a Smoky Mountain cabin, a river steamboat, a cooking pot by the fire. Detailed enough to be absorbing, open enough to be relaxing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoil-bound to lie flat.\u003c\/strong\u003e Color right to the edge without fighting the spine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUncoated paper\u003c\/strong\u003e that holds colored pencil well. Gel pens work too. If you use markers, slip a sheet behind the page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA color guide for every picture.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each story page shows a small finished version of its illustration in color, the palette it uses, and a tip, so you never face a blank page wondering where to start.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA \"When someone asks\" page\u003c\/strong\u003e at the back, for the moment a friend looks over your shoulder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou don't have to be Native to refuse to forget.\u003c\/strong\u003e This history belongs first to these nations, and also to everyone who lives on this land. Coloring one page at a time is a small, honest way to carry it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA meaningful gift\u003c\/strong\u003e for the history lover, the colorist, or the friend who always asks what really happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.5 × 11 in, coil-bound paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e28 pages: title, how-to-use, contents, 12 story pages with full-color guides, 12 illustrations, and \"When someone asks\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted to order for you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Americanista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50603376148545,"sku":"ECHOES-COLOR-01","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0645\/1121\/3633\/files\/img-01-hero-closed.jpg?v=1791028672","url":"https:\/\/www.americanista.com\/products\/echoes-from-the-trail-coloring-book","provider":"Americanista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}