{"product_id":"spirits-of-earth-the-effigy-mound-landscape-of-madison-and-the-four-lakes-9780299232641","title":"Spirits of Earth: The Effigy Mound Landscape of Madison and the Four Lakes","description":"Between A.D. 700 and 1100 Native Americans built more effigy mounds in Wisconsin than anywhere else in North America, with an estimated 1,300 mounds--including the world's largest known bird effigy--at the center of effigy-building culture in and around Madison, Wisconsin. These huge earthworks, sculpted in the shape of birds, mammals, and other figures, have aroused curiosity for generations and together comprise a vast effigy mound ceremonial landscape. Farming and industrialization destroyed most of these mounds, leaving the mysteries of who built them and why they were made. The remaining mounds are protected today and many can be visited. \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e explores the cultural, historical, and ceremonial meanings of the mounds in an informative, abundantly illustrated book and guide. Finalist, Social Science, Midwest Book Awards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert A. Birmingham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299232641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Midwest Book Award (MIPA) - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert A. Birmingham served as Wisconsin State Archaeologist at the Wisconsin Historical Society for fifteen years. He now teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha and writes from his home in Madison. He is coauthor, with Leslie E. Eisenberg, of \u003ci\u003eIndian Mounds of Wisconsin\u003c\/i\u003e (awarded the Elizabeth A. Steinberg Prize), and, with Lynn G. Goldstein, of \u003ci\u003eAztalan: Mysteries of an Ancient Indian Town\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39988427522163,"sku":"9.7803E+12","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c5caeb32-2578-4110-a15a-20594a74d30d.jpg?v=1649771643","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/spirits-of-earth-the-effigy-mound-landscape-of-madison-and-the-four-lakes-9780299232641","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}