Native American monuments of Missouri : a history & guide /
"Wherever you live in the Show-Me State, chances are good that someone was there thousands of years before--a member of one of the many ancient civilizations that called Missouri home. These include the Hopewells, who built large towns throughout the Kansas City area; the Mississippians, who bu...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Charleston, SC :
The History Press,
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| Summary: | "Wherever you live in the Show-Me State, chances are good that someone was there thousands of years before--a member of one of the many ancient civilizations that called Missouri home. These include the Hopewells, who built large towns throughout the Kansas City area; the Mississippians, who built cities with towering pyramids and large plazas along that great river, especially around St. Louis (nicknamed 'Mound City' for that reason in the early nineteenth century) and the Bootheel; the Oneontas, who built massive hilltop enclosures along the Missouri River in central Missouri; the Niúachis (Missourias), for whom the state is named; the Osages and the Illiniweks (Illinois), who lived in towns in southwest and northeast Missouri; and the artists who carved marvels in stone at Thousand Hills and Washington State Parks, all of which you can see today, absolutely free. Author Neal W. Fandek guides Missorians on a tour of ancient wonders in their own backyard"--Page [4] of cover. |
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| Physical Description: | 202 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781467171731 1467171735 |