Brian Hicks is a senior writer for The Post and Courier in Charleston, S.C. where he lives. This is his fifth book on Cherokee heritage.
"Richly detailed and well-researched, this heartbreaking history
unfolds like a political thriller with a deeply human
side."--Publishers Weekly "A vigorous account of the forced removal
of the Cherokee people from their southern homelands. . .[Hicks]
takes a measured view of Ross's opponents and allies alike,
shedding new light on the career of other eminent figures such as
the newspaperman and Confederate general Stand Watie. A welcome
addition to Cherokee history."--Kirkus "By focusing on the people
behind the tragedy of the Cherokee and the Trail of Tears, Brian
Hicks makes us see how individual men and women shaped the complex
course of history. Written with sympathy and verve, Toward the
Setting Sun is an important book that is also a pleasure to
read."--Nathaniel Philbrick, author Why Read Moby-Dick?, The Last
Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
and the National Book Award-winning In the Heart of the Sea "In
this powerful and engaging new book, Brian Hicks tells the
compelling story of Chief John Ross and the tragedy of the Cherokee
Nation. By focusing on the Ross family, Hicks brings narrative
energy and original insight to a grim and important chapter of
American life."--Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of
American Lion "With careful probing and quiet eloquence, Brian
Hicks shows us the moral complexities of a leader struggling to
make sense of his shrinking world. You feel the fate of John Ross
and the Cherokees, a great people whose only crime was living in
the path of a ravenous, covetous empire."--Hampton Sides, author of
Blood and Thunder "Brian Hicks' mastery has made history come alive
as he reveals the voices of the past reaching out to us. Toward the
Setting Sun is an extraordinary account of a sad time in our
nation's history. It is truly timeless and of great historical
worth."--Clive Cussler, author of Spartan Gold "Clear and
compelling... Hicks is a gifted storyteller." --Glenn C.
Altschuler, Minneapolis Star Tribune "Hicks is a skilled writer and
historian and this book about a tragic chapter in our nation's
story is enlightening and powerful." --The Boston Globe "'Toward
the Setting Sun' is a powerful metaphor for the U.S. government's
forced expatriation of the [Cherokees]... Hick's book is a
must-read... [It] bears the trenchant style of a fine writer."
--The Post and Courier "[Well] written... Hicks does a great job of
establishing and building up his information." --Library Journal
"Brian Hicks tells a compelling story about a determined Cherokee
leader who was forced to make hard choices absent any good options
in a rapidly changing land. Toward the Setting Sun is an honest,
provocative examination of tragic betrayal and the limits of power
for the Native American."--Scott Zesch, author of The Captured: A
True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier "A
riveting history of the white chief who led the Cherokee tribe
through their most progressive era, then through their greatest
tragedy." --The Daily Beast "An excellent introduction to an
important episode in U.S. history, and a gateway to further Native
American study." --Jim Cullen, History News Network.com "This
tragic chronicle has numerous complex subplots that require a
talented storyteller such as Brian Hicks... absorbing...[Toward the
Setting Sun] is narrative history at its best." --History Book
Club.com "[T]he engaging writing style will draw in readers and
will make accessible to a wide audience both the magnitude of the
tragedy of removal and the resiliency of the Cherokee peoples" -
Choice, Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
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