Cahokia : ancient America's great city on the Mississippi /
Almost a thousand years ago, a Native American city flourished along the Mississippi River near what is now St. Louis. Cahokia was a thriving metropolis at its height, with a population of 20,000, a sprawling central plaza, and scores of spectacular earthen mounds. The city gave rise to a new cultur...
Main Author: | Pauketat, Timothy R. |
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New York :
Viking,
2009.
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Series: | Penguin library of American Indian history.
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