People of the River

Name: People of the River
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by W. Michael Gear

Book 4 in the North America’s Forgotten Past series.

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In the Mississippi Valley, drought and failing crops place the mound-building centre of Cahokia under severe strain. The Great Chief demands ever more tribute from dependent villages, while warriors, farmers and spiritual leaders question whether his authority is destroying the society it is meant to preserve.

Several Dreamers seek an answer when the spirit world appears closed and the old ceremonies no longer provide certainty. Their visions intersect with the choices of a war chief and a warrior woman caught between service to the ruler and responsibility to the suffering river communities, building towards political and religious crisis in one of ancient North America’s largest urban centres.