Cahokia

[ kuh-hoh-kee-uh ]

noun

1. a city in SW Illinois.

Example Sentences

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

You may not have heard of Cahokia unless you hail from the Midwest.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

This is the premise of Francis Spufford’s dazzling new novel, “Cahokia Jazz.”

From Los Angeles Times