{"product_id":"the-fall-of-the-saudeleurs-9781771806350","title":"The Fall of the Saudeleurs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Legends of Lainjin series concludes in the pre-contact city of Nahn Madol. The aging hero Lainjin sails there from his home on Lae Atoll, pursuing his daughter and Ijokelekel, a young man with bold plans to lead a revolt in Pohnpei. When Lainjin arrives, he discovers that the city, now ruled by a tyrannical leader, has changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough multiple oral versions of Ijokelekel's story exist, all conclude that he ended the reign of the Saudeleurs, the hereditary rulers of Pohnpei.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePohnpeians settled this area around 2,000 years ago, and Nahn Madol -\"the ancient Venice of the Pacific\"- was built between AD 800 and 1500. For centuries, Saudeleurs ruled over the city, once a thriving crossroads with 129 structures built with gigantic basaltic crystals cleaved from the cliffs of Pohnpei island. The islanders transported these multi-ton crystals by raft to a reef flat off the island's east coast, where the canals between these mammoth structures could flood with the tides. This ancient city, now a National Historic Landmark, still exists and can be visited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Iguana Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771806350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Gerald R. Knight","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917386944693,"sku":"9781771806350","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_92476a7b-51dd-49d4-a3fe-cc18e1da2343.jpg?v=1687283869","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-fall-of-the-saudeleurs-9781771806350","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}