The Ancient Earthworks and Temples of the American Indians

by Lindesey Brine

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 186196000X
• ISBN13: 9781861960009
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Oracle
• Length: 429 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A View of American Native Peoples 1870s

From the cover: Originally published in England in c. 1894. In 1969 an English naval officer set sail from Liverpool, intending to visit the pre-Columbian monuments of Northern and Central America. Only three years had elapsed since the American Civil War had put an end to slavery and large parts of the continent were still inhabited by native peoples, living in the traditional way. This book is the record of his epic journey, by river steamer and mule train, and is based on the diaries he kept at the time. It covers the major archaeological sites of North America, from the huge prehistoric earthworks of Ohio to the hidden Aztec temples of Mexico, with visits to the lands of the Shoshone, the Sioux, the Pawnee and the Dakotas, among many others. An intriguing tour of the great civilizations of the Americas, both ancient and recent, this personal account offers the armchair traveller the opportunity to experience all the excitement of exploration and discovery more than a hundred years ago. [Excellent!!!]