Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley

Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley
Author: Ephraim G. Squier
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Total Pages: 548
Release: 1998
Genre: History
ISBN:

Originally published in 1848 as the first major work in the nascent discipline as well as the first publication of the newly established Smithsonian Institution, Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley remains today not only a key document in the history of American archaeology but also the primary source of information on hundreds of mounds and earthworks in the eastern United States, most of which have now vanished. Despite adhering to the popular assumption that the moundbuilders could not have been the ancestors of the supposedly savage Native American groups still living in the region, the authors set high standards for their time. Their work provides insight into some of the conceptual, methodological, and substantive issues that archaeologists still confront. Long out of print, this 150th anniversary edition includes David J. Meltzer's lively introduction, which describes the controversies surrounding the book’s original publication, from a bitter, decades-long feud between Squier and Davis to widespread debates about the links between race, religion, and human origins. Complete with a new index and bibliography, and illustrated with the original maps, plates, and engravings, Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley provides a new generation with a first-hand view of this pioneer era in American archaeology.

Prehistory of the Central Mississippi Valley

Prehistory of the Central Mississippi Valley
Author: Charles H. McNutt
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1996-05-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0817308075

Experts throughout the Central Mississippi Valley present current views of the regional cultural sequences supported by data concerning recent surveys and excavations.

Archaeology of the Central Mississippi Valley

Archaeology of the Central Mississippi Valley
Author: Dan F. Morse
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2014-05-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 1483260968

Archaeology of the Central Mississippi Valley describes an archeological reconstruction of the preceding 11,000 years of an extraordinarily rich environment centered within the largest river system north of the Amazon. This book focuses on the lowlands of the Mississippi Valley from just north of the Ohio River to the mouth of the Arkansas River. Organized into 13 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the territory between the Ohio and Arkansas rivers. This text then attempts to humanize the archeological interpretations by reference to social organization, settlement system, economy, religion, and politics. Other chapters focus on understanding the nature of change through time in the Central Mississippi Valley. This book discusses as well the difference between an old braided stream surface and the younger meander belt system. The final chapter deals with the investigation of prehistoric Indian remains. This book is a valuable resource for archeologists, zoologists, and scientific hobbyists.

Minn of the Mississippi

Minn of the Mississippi
Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 92
Release: 1951
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780395273999

Follows the adventures of Minn, a three-legged snapping turtle, as she slowly makes her way from her birthplace at the headwaters of the Mississippi River to the mouth of river on the Gulf of Mexico.

Twelve Millennia

Twelve Millennia
Author: James L Theler
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2005-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1587294397

"James Theler and Robert Boszhardt provide an overview of the Driftless region of the Upper Mississippi River Valley - roughly from Dubuque, Iowa, to Red Wing, Minnesota, but framed within a somewhat larger area extending from the Rock Island Rapids at the modern Moline-Rock Island area to the Falls of St. Anthony at Minneapolis-St. Paul. The book concludes with useful catalogs of the animal remains and rock art found in the valley as well as a list of archaeological sites and museums to visit."--BOOK JACKET.

The Mississippi Valley

The Mississippi Valley
Author: John Wells Foster
Publisher: Chicago : S.C. Griggs
Total Pages: 466
Release: 1869
Genre: History
ISBN:

Slavery in the Upper Mississippi Valley, 1787-1865

Slavery in the Upper Mississippi Valley, 1787-1865
Author: Christopher P. Lehman
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2014-01-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 0786485892

Although the passing of the Northwest Ordinance in 1787 banned African American slavery in the Upper Mississippi River Valley, making the new territory officially "free," slavery in fact persisted in the region through the end of the Civil War. Slaves accompanied presidential appointees serving as soldiers or federal officials in the Upper Mississippi, worked in federally supported mines, and openly accompanied southern travelers. Entrepreneurs from the East Coast started pro-slavery riverfront communities in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota to woo vacationing slaveholders. Midwestern slaves joined their southern counterparts in suffering family separations, beatings, auctions, and other indignities that accompanied status as chattel. This revealing work explores all facets of the "peculiar institution" in this peculiar location and its impact on the social and political development of the United States.