House of Rain: Tracking a Vanished Civilization Across the American Southwest
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A feat of past detection–the most significant, and certainly the most enchanting, book on American prehistory to appear in decades.
The greatest “unsolved mystery” of the American Southwest relates to the Anasazi, the native peoples who by the 11th century converged on Chaco Gap (now New Mexico) and built a flourishing cultural center that attracted pilgrims from far and wide, a vital crossroads of the prehistoric world. The Anasazis’ accomplishments–in agriculture, in art, in commerce, in architecture and engineering–were astounding, rivaling persons of the Mayans in distant Central America.
By the 13th century, but, the Anasazi were gone from Chaco. Vanished. What was it–drought? pestilence? war? forced migration? mass murder or suicide? Craig Childs draws on scholarly research and a lifetime of adventure and exploration in the American Southwest to pursue the mystery of their disappearance. Considering many possibilities, he points the way to a new understanding of how a vibrant civilization collapsed.
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For Pete’s sake. The Anasazi did not vanish lacking a trace; neither did the Maya. The Booklist reviewer needs to get a clue, maybe read 1491.
I am tired of this fake mystery being hyped. The Anasazi didn’t vanish any more than Rome vanished. I can’t take any book seriously that starts with this premise.
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
This narrative would be much clearer if there were a map(s) of the leader’s journey; and perhaps a few clear, not fuzzy, photos of the pottery types that illustrate many aspects of his thesis.
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
My spouse & I like to visit cliff dwellings . . . such a mystery about what happened to persons people. Fantastic book.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
Excellent information, if you are iterested in the American Indians and their civilizations at Chaco Gap, Mesa Verde, and additional less well known areas of the four corners area.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
A wonderful book.Very well researched and written.I wish it didn’t end.I’m now going to travel to see some of the places that he wrote about.And I will pick up more of his books.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5