American Indian Myths and Legends
Title | American Indian Myths and Legends PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Erdoes |
Publisher | Pantheon |
Pages | 546 |
Release | 2013-12-04 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 080415175X |
More than 160 tales from eighty tribal groups present a rich and lively panorama of the Native American mythic heritage. From across the continent comes tales of creation and love; heroes and war; animals, tricksters, and the end of the world. “This fine, valuable new gathering of ... tales is truly alive, mysterious, and wonderful—overflowing, that is, with wonder, mystery and life" (National Book Award Winner Peter Matthiessen). In addition to mining the best folkloric sources of the nineteenth century, the editors have also included a broad selection of contemporary Native American voices.
The Algonquin Legends of New England, Or, Myths and Folk Lore of the Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot Tribes
Title | The Algonquin Legends of New England, Or, Myths and Folk Lore of the Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot Tribes PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Godfrey Leland |
Publisher | Boston ; New York : Houghton, Mifflin, 1885 [c1884] |
Pages | 444 |
Release | 1885 |
Genre | Algonquian Indians |
ISBN |
Native American Myth & Legend
Title | Native American Myth & Legend PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Dixon-Kennedy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9781860198397 |
An encylopedia of names, places, and subjects in the mythology of native people from North and South America, with over 1500 entries.
Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest
Title | Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest PDF eBook |
Author | Ella E. Clark |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2023-11-10 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0520350960 |
This collection of more than one hundred tribal tales, culled from the oral tradition of the Indians of Washington and Oregon, presents the Indians' own stories, told for generations around their fires, of the mountains, lakes, and rivers, and of the creation of the world and the heavens above. Each group of stories is prefaced by a brief factual account of Indian beliefs and of storytelling customs. Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest is a treasure, still in print after fifty years.
Native American Myths
Title | Native American Myths PDF eBook |
Author | J.K. Jackson |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 2018-12-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1787556352 |
The Algonquins, Iroquois, the legend of Hiawatha and The Last of the Mohicans – the tribes of North America and their folk tales are deeply fascinating because they are unique amongst the mythologies of the world. The tribes were isolated from outside influence for thousands of years and developed a fruitful, empathetic relationship with their landscape, evolving a tradition that respected and feared nature in equal measure. The retold tales collected for this new book celebrate the diverse tribal vision of a rich and powerful land that still resonates today. FLAME TREE 451: From mystery to crime, supernatural to horror and myth, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.
The Angel and the Warrior
Title | The Angel and the Warrior PDF eBook |
Author | Karen Kay |
Publisher | Samhain Publishing |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 2015-04-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781619224681 |
A hunted woman, a forbidden love...and time ticking down on an ancient curse. The Lost Clan, Book 1 Eighteen years ago, Swift Hawk was sent to the earthly realm to try to break an enchantment that curses his clan to a half-life in the mists. As his allotted time runs short, a vision gives him a glimpse of his last chance to free his people. A delicate young woman with translucent white skin and star-like hair. He never thought his sacred vision would possess the tongue of a shrew. Angelia Honeywell and her brother Julian fled Mississippi amid a hail of rotten tomatoes and flying bullets. She only fired back in self-defense, but now they are on the run as their father pleads their case to the governor. With Julian trying to pass himself off as a wagon train scout, Angel knows they need help. When the handsome, black-eyed Swift Hawk agrees to save their skins, she can't help but be drawn to his compelling gaze. But as they come together in a blaze of desire, the dark shadows of the curse descend, threatening to divide them forever. Warning: May cause nights of unbridled passion with the one you love.
The Myths of the North American Indians
Title | The Myths of the North American Indians PDF eBook |
Author | Lewis Spence |
Publisher | |
Pages | 490 |
Release | 1914 |
Genre | Indian mythology |
ISBN |