Taledo’s Road is a story about the impact of westward expansion on some of the Native American tribes. The main characters and their story are fictional, but many of the historic battles and situations actually took place in American history. This story begins in the American southwest with the Apache bands, and their fight for survival in an ever changing land and country. The time period of this story also includes the issue of slavery, and American the Civil War. Many different topics are covered, such as the Indian Wars involving the Sioux and their Cheyenne allies. The Apaches and their wars for their southwest homeland are mentioned as well. Taledo’s Road illustrates the impact of Manifest Destiny on the Indigenous tribes and people that were previously living in this country. Although the influx of war and diseases devastated the Native American people and destroyed much of their culture, they did survive it. This book tells a tale of how they struggled and fought to survive in the face of unsurmountable odds. The story has some sad parts and situations, but everything can’t be happy when dealing with history.