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Kaoto
The Anasazi Nation was at the peak of its prosperity when suddenly a shadow was cast over the land. An ominous danger threatened these people and their way of life.
These people who had lived for over seven hundred years in peace and tranquility were wiped from the face of the earth, leaving no trace of what happened to them. All they left were pictographs on sandstone walls to puzzle us and their buildings, which have withstood the times.
How could such a nation of people be eradicated without leaving some clue as to what had happened to them or where they had gone? How could so many people vanish without some
sign of violence or natural disaster to mark their disappearance?
In their last fifty summers, one man, an exceptional man, was the only person who seemed to know what was happening to his people. He was counseled by an ancient wise woman who shared his dreams and trained him for his mission. He became the new wise person and rememberer for his people. He traveled the length and breadth of their nation in search of the
explanation for his dream. His dream spelled doom for the People and he was determined to find the source of this threat.
Listen to the words of the Wise One, Kaoto, as he tells us what became of his people. Find out what really happened as it was witnessed through the eyes of the bird that runs with the wind.
These people who had lived for over seven hundred years in peace and tranquility were wiped from the face of the earth, leaving no trace of what happened to them. All they left were pictographs on sandstone walls to puzzle us and their buildings, which have withstood the times.
How could such a nation of people be eradicated without leaving some clue as to what had happened to them or where they had gone? How could so many people vanish without some
sign of violence or natural disaster to mark their disappearance?
In their last fifty summers, one man, an exceptional man, was the only person who seemed to know what was happening to his people. He was counseled by an ancient wise woman who shared his dreams and trained him for his mission. He became the new wise person and rememberer for his people. He traveled the length and breadth of their nation in search of the
explanation for his dream. His dream spelled doom for the People and he was determined to find the source of this threat.
Listen to the words of the Wise One, Kaoto, as he tells us what became of his people. Find out what really happened as it was witnessed through the eyes of the bird that runs with the wind.
444 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 9, 2009
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Norman Messenger
20 books7 followersNorman Messenger is the author-illustrator of Imagine, among other books. A highly regarded illustrator, he is a founding member of the Association of Illustrators in Great Britain, where he lives.
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February 10, 2012
If you are looking to expand your knowledge of the people we call the Anasazi or Ancestral Puebloans, and you want the source of information to be based on current archaeological knowledge, this isn't the book for you. But if you are looking for a fictional book set in those times with interesting characters and will read it non-critically then this book can be fun.
(Potential Spoilers:) Some things you will read about include the origin of the kokopelli myth, vikings, evil homosexual Aztec mystics and how you too can forever be trapped in the Grand Canyon due to a flash flood.
(Potential Spoilers:) Some things you will read about include the origin of the kokopelli myth, vikings, evil homosexual Aztec mystics and how you too can forever be trapped in the Grand Canyon due to a flash flood.
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