THE EARTHSHAPERS. by
Speerstra.
Story of Mound Builder Indian culture of
Mississippi River valley.
Follows Yellow Moon, a girl of twelve, through the months of a year, in daily
life, migrations, and tribal festivals. An archaeologically
authentic novel about an ancient native North American culture called Mound
Builders. The name derives from the thousands of earth mounds they raised,
primarily as burial sites, throughout the eastern and Midwestern United States.
Mound excavations have revealed a wealth of information about Mound Builders:
they were a peaceful, highly religious people who conducted a wide trade in
items such as copper from Lake Superior and seashells from the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts. This is the story of the Hopewellian Mounds which are spread
throughout the Mississippi basin and into western New York. Two sites in this
area are mentioned--the Grave Creek Mound in West Virginia which rises 70 feet
with a 300-foot diameter and the Serpent Mound in Ohio which winds and curls for
almost a quarter mile.
80 pages, illustrated.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 978-0-87961-109-5. Order #: NAGR0956 paper$6.95.
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