The Mississippi Valley, and Prehistoric Events: Giving an Account of the Original Formation and Early Condition of the Great Valley ; of Its Vegetable and Animal Life ; of Its First Inhabitants, the Mound Builders, Its Mineral Treasures and Agricultural Developments ; All from Authentic Sources |
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... equal freedom , and the tension of authority among the nations of the Old World has long been giving way . Thus we find the first and the last parts of the Valley's history unified . A thread of intention connects its geology with the ...
... equal freedom , and the tension of authority among the nations of the Old World has long been giving way . Thus we find the first and the last parts of the Valley's history unified . A thread of intention connects its geology with the ...
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... equal during the whole period . There were frequent changes in the direction of the movement over the general surface of the future Valley of the Mississippi , but its range seems to have been small , only about 4,000 feet of rock being ...
... equal during the whole period . There were frequent changes in the direction of the movement over the general surface of the future Valley of the Mississippi , but its range seems to have been small , only about 4,000 feet of rock being ...
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... equal to the whole of Europe - Russia , Norway and Sweden excepted - is beyond measure rich in agricultural capabilities . From the Missouri River westward are treeless plains . For six hundred miles Eastward of that river in the upper ...
... equal to the whole of Europe - Russia , Norway and Sweden excepted - is beyond measure rich in agricultural capabilities . From the Missouri River westward are treeless plains . For six hundred miles Eastward of that river in the upper ...
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... equal in quality the best ores of the Old World , while the largest single deposits of that continent would be mere patches compared to the extent of this . The area of the Lake Superior mines is about 150 miles in length from east to ...
... equal in quality the best ores of the Old World , while the largest single deposits of that continent would be mere patches compared to the extent of this . The area of the Lake Superior mines is about 150 miles in length from east to ...
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... sixty thousand men , continued for twenty years . The great mound of Cahokia was one third the size of the great pyramid of Egypt , and several mounds in the Valley equal in cubic contents many of the pyramids of smaller size.
... sixty thousand men , continued for twenty years . The great mound of Cahokia was one third the size of the great pyramid of Egypt , and several mounds in the Valley equal in cubic contents many of the pyramids of smaller size.
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