Behemoth: A Legend of the Mound-Builders

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Behemoth: A Legend of the Mound-Builders is a 19th-century American novel by Cornelius Mathews that blends historical speculation and romantic fiction around the mysterious prehistoric mound-building cultures of North America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel ⓘ
author Cornelius Mathews ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
depicts earthwork mounds ⓘ
mysterious prehistoric societies ⓘ
genre historical fiction ⓘ
romantic fiction ⓘ
hasCreator Cornelius Mathews ⓘ
influencedBy contemporary archaeological speculation about mounds ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literaryMovement American Romanticism ⓘ
narrativeMode fictionalized history ⓘ
partOf 19th-century American literature ⓘ
setting North America ⓘ
subject mound-building cultures ⓘ
prehistoric North America ⓘ
theme historical speculation ⓘ
mythic past of America ⓘ
origins of civilization in North America ⓘ
timePeriodOfWork 19th century ⓘ
workPeriod American antebellum era ⓘ

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Cornelius Mathews → notableWork → Behemoth: A Legend of the Mound-Builders ⓘ