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Hidden cities : the discovery and loss of ancient North American civilization / Roger G. Kennedy.
For nearly 6,000 years the Ohio and Mississippi valleys sustained cultures whose monumental architecture rivaled the pyramids of Mexico and Egypt. Yet the history and archeology of these early North Americans has gone largely ignored, and in some cases, has been forgotten. This book sets out to recover the rich heritage of the earliest North American peoples and to trace their influence on the leading citizens of a young United States whose missions of exploration and inquiry brought them face-to-face with the remnants of the past. Building on the work of recent archaeologists and historians, the author reveals the sophistication and complexity of these early cities and offers reasons why history has until recently refused to credit fully these accomplishments of our Native American predecessors.
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- ISBN: 0140255273
- ISBN: 9780140255270
- Physical Description: xiii, 372 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 20 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 1996, �1994.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-354) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Coming Over and Into the Valley -- 1. The Founders of American Architecture; The Cultures that Nourished Them, and the Great Dying -- 2. Albert Gallatin and the Possibility of Understanding -- 3. Bloody Years Amid the Ruins -- 4. The Gallatinians: Thomas Worthington and Adena -- 5. George Washington: His Land, Its Inhabitants, and the Cincinnatian Solution -- 6. The Cincinnati -- 7. Thomas Jefferson and the Persistence of Prejudice -- 8. Jefferson's Archaeologists: Part One -- 9. Jefferson's Archaeologists: Part Two -- 10. Evangelism and Amnesia: Explaining Away the Mounds -- 11. Why Were the Mounds Built? -- Appendix A. Thomas Jefferson and Nicholas Biddle -- Appendix B. William Dunbar on the Wonders of Arkansas -- Appendix C. Mr. Brackenridge Speaks for Himself. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | E 98 .A63 K46 1994 | 284642 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |