E G Squier: 3 books

E G Squier, noted 19th century archeologist and newspaper editor, was appointed United States Commissioner to Peru in 1863. In that capacity he traveled extensively in the mountains of Bolivia and Peru, making the arduous journey across the Andes on the back of a mule. In his travels he took extensive...

Ancient Monuments of the United States is a brief survey of the remains of Native American Fortifications, Places of Worship, Sepulchral Mounds and other remains of the civilization that occupied the Eastern Seaboard and Mississippi Valley prior to European Colonization. Written in the mid 19th century...

The fact of the existence, within the valley of the Mississippi river and its tributaries, of many ancient monuments of human labor and skill, seems to have escaped the notice of the adventurers who first made known to the world the extent and fertility of that vast region. Except some incidental...