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Cahokia

American  
[kuh-hoh-kee-uh] / kəˈhoʊ ki ə /

noun

  1. a city in SW Illinois.


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In this superb speculative novel, Spufford imagines that Manifest Destiny hit a roadblock in the Midwest: The region around St. Louis isn’t Missouri and Illinois but Cahokia, ruled by the Native tribe there.

From Los Angeles Times

With ‘Cahokia Jazz,’ Francis Spufford tells an intricate, suspenseful and moving story that rises from the mists of America’s prehistory and morphs into an alternate version of America’s story.

From Los Angeles Times

Laura Miller spoke to Francis Spufford, author of the alternate-history mystery novel Cahokia Jazz, which explores those possibilities.

From Slate

It’s 1922, and the middle American kingdom of Cahokia is thriving.

From Los Angeles Times

“Cahokia Jazz” takes on a lot, and its ambitions are huge.

From Los Angeles Times