Foot-Prints of Vanished Races in the Mississippi Valley

Name/Title

Foot-Prints of Vanished Races in the Mississippi Valley

Entry/Object ID

L9999.575.15948

Description

Foot-Prints of Vanished Races in the Mississippi Valley; Being an account of some of the monuments and relics of pre-historic races scattered over its surface, with suggestions as to their origin and uses. The major location of the subjects of the book are in the area of southeastern Missouri. Several references are made about the Mounds along the river from St. Louis south and into southern Illinois and Kentucky, mentioning places like Louisiana, MO and Cahokia. This book came from the personal library of W. Webb Wheeler. 122/Hardbound/Illustrations

Collection

W. Webb Wheeler

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Burial mounds

Search Terms

Archaeology, Mississippi River, Cavemen, Burial Mounds, Prehistoric, Native American, Archaeological Digs, Cahokia, Mississippi Culture

Book Details

Author

Conant, A. J.

Place Published

City

St. Louis

State/Province

Missouri

Date Published

1879

Call No.

Archaeology CO

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor