Books on Ancient American Pyramids

Suggested reading before the 2022 Chautauqua Travel Course Ancient American Pyramids along the Mississippi River
Clues to Lower Mississippi Valley Histories

Author: David Kaufman

A linguist's perspective on how to get at lost Mississippian histories.
Hero Hawk and Open Hand

Editor: Robert Townsend

Don't buy this - limited edition and expensive - look for it in a library. A great compliation of papers on meaning in mound builder art.
The Mound Builders

Author: George Milner

The second edition of Milner's very well written textbook on ancient American mound builders from the Archaic to European Contact.
Poverty Point Revealing a Forgotten City

Authors: Jenni Ellerbe and Diana Greenlee

One of the first books to talk about Poverty Point as an actual city instead of a archaeological oddity.
Ancient Cahokia Mississippian Studies

Author: Tim Pauketat

A good overview of what is known about Cahokia and Mississippian cvilization
The Natchez Indians

Author: James Barnett

Historical account of who the Natchez were at contact and the events that led to their annilation by the French.