Author: Lewis, Theodore Hayes (b.1856).
Title: Mounds on the Red River of the North. (Offprint from the American Antiquarian, November, 1886).
Description: [St. Paul, MN]: [no publisher noted], 1886. 1886. - Octavo, 9 inches high by 6 inches wide. Softcover, bound in printed self-wrappers. 4 pages, with the last one blank. Folded twice horizontally, the bottom front corners are chipped and there is a light blue ink stain to the blank page. Very good.

First separate edition. Signed in print on page 3: "T.H. Lewis / Perham, Otter Tail Co. Minn. Sept. 11, 1886."

Theodore H. Lewis was the first archaeologist to systematically survey and record archaeological sites in Minnesota. Between 1883 and 1895 Lewis surveyed more than 12,000 mounds in Minnesota, Canada and surrounding states. His research formed the basis of knowledge about petroglyphs, incised boulders, burial mounds and cave art in Minnesota.

RARE. Very good .

Keywords: MOUNDS ON THE RED RIVER OF THE NORTH; THEODORE HAYES LEWIS; MOUNDS; RED RIVER VALLEY; MINNESOTA; NORTH DAKOTA; ARCHAEOLOGY; AMERICANA; FIRST SEPARATE EDITION; RARE PAMPHLET; 19TH CENTURY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 1ST SEPARATE EDITION; FIRST EDITION THUS.

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