In whose ruins: power, possession, and the landscapes of American empire

Mutations of the country

Part 1: Tongues from tombs. The myth of the Mound Builders ; Henry Rowe Schoolcraft strikes gold ; "As I am thinking... My land" ; Spirits released from human bondage

Part 2: Harmonial wells. The Pithole at the end of the world ; Petrolia's spiritual awakening ; Ruinous prosperity ; God's gold ; Born in freedom

Part 3: Power on the Susquehanna. Assets from the rock ; The deluge ; Lake Perfidy ; Rock flows

Part 4: Trace elements. A tale which must never be told ; Collecting Los Alamos ; "And the other face was terrible" ; "Only justice can stop a curse" ; Our energized age

To bear away the treasure.