title: Chronicle of the Mound Builders
author:  Elle Marie 
description: "I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The writing is tight and the story is well constructed. ...draws the reader in and makes you eager to find out what happens. I have no reservations in recommending this book to anyone."<br />- Braxton DeGarmo, author of the <i>MedAir</i> series<br /><br />"... a unique mixture of historical fiction and modern mystery. I would highly recommend this to fans of historical fiction."<br />- <i>Turning the Pages</i><br /><br />"As the past and present collide, the action picks up and you're waiting breathlessly to see what happens next... a spellbinding tale!"<br />- <i>Bibliophilic</i><br /><br />"... transported me to another place and time with its historical detail, thrilling mystery, and well-written pages. I didn't want to ever have to put it down! The book will make you read it straight through from beginning to end and leave you wanting more."<br />- <i>Oh for the Hook of a Book</i><br /><br />"If you love deep books, with involved plots cleverly woven through history and fact, then this is the book for you!"<br />- <i>Amie's Reviews</i>
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  Published by Willow Bend Press
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2012, 2017, 2018 by E. M. Stone
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Previously published as _Chronicle of the Mound Builders_
  
  
  in 2012.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in
  any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,
  recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without
  permission in writing from the author, except for the inclusion of brief
  quotations in a review.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, and events are
  the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
  resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  _For Doug, who provided inspiration and enthusiasm_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Table of Contents
  
  
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