"This eye-opening book calls attention to earthworks as monumental achievements in science and aesthetics, bringing together geometrical and mathematical knowledge, precise observations of natural phenomena, and feats of engineering. Bearing witness to thousands of years of Indigenous habitation, they continue to flourish in contemporary performances across multiple genres and media. A must-read for all students of American culture."–Wai Chee Dimock, author of Weak Planet: Literature and Assisted Survival
"While addressing the long line of academic and popular texts that 'capture Indigenous earthworks within the white imaginary, ' Chadwick Allen moves far beyond them to center Indigenous writers, artists, and a process of collaborative experiential and embodied engagement to show how earthworks are dynamic participants in creating Indigenous futures."–Lisa Brooks, author of Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip's War
"With engaging prose and calculated analysis, Allen's Earthworks Rising entices readers away from the static diorama and the black-and-white textbook page and toward earthworks themselves."–H-Net Reviews