age ~73
from Cornelius, NC
Aztalan has remained a mystery since the early nineteenth century when it was discovered by settlers who came to the Crawfish River, fifty miles west of Milwaukee. Who were the early indigenous people who inhabited this place? When did they live here? Why did they disappear? Birmingham and Goldstein...
Author
Robert A. Birmingham, Lynne Goldstein
Binding
Paperback
Pages
152
Publisher
Wisconsin Historical Society Press
ISBN #
0870203622
EAN Code
9780870203626
ISBN #
6
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, sculp...
Author
Robert A. Birmingham
Binding
Paperback
Pages
274
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN #
0299232646
EAN Code
9780299232641
ISBN #
5
Life, Death, and Archaeology at Fort Blue Mounds is an archaeological detective story illuminating the lives of white settlers in the lead-mining region during the tragic events of the historically important conflict known as the Black Hawk War.Focusing on the strategically located Fort Blue Mounds ...
Author
Robert A. Birmingham
Binding
Paperback
Pages
152
Publisher
Wisconsin Historical Society Press
ISBN #
0870204920
EAN Code
9780870204920
ISBN #
4
More mounds were built by ancient Native American societies in Wisconsin than in any other region of North America--between 15,000 and 20,000 mounds, at least 4,000 of which remain today. Most impressive are the effigy mounds, huge earthworks sculpted into the shapes of birds, animals, and other for...
Author
Robert A. Birmingham, Leslie E. Eisenberg
Binding
Paperback
Pages
264
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN #
0299168743
EAN Code
9780299168742
ISBN #
1
Robert L. Birmingham is a professor of law at the University of Connecticut School of Law. He is known for his unconventional manner and mastery of the...