Ronald R. Cooper
Best guess I can make is that he wanted something to write a book about, and so he chose to piece out a journey from Tennessee (or was it Georgia?) to Talequah, Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears. Or at least, one of the several known routes that were taken by different groups of natives at different times. It's not like, "a trail," so much as a lot of trails, all beginning and ending with the same aching misery suffered by a people forced to leave their homelands.
So he walked it, and he explained that while he wasn't a member of one of the tribes that were relocated, his own tribe suffered a similar fate--just not on a historic trail that could sensibly be traversed. It didn't make a big story, but in this case, it's the thought that counts.
And the result of his journey? A darn good travelogue. With a lot of history and some very helpful people met a along the way. Great reading--I recommend it. I hope he does some more writings soon.
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