{"product_id":"native-american-storytelling-a-reader-of-myths-and-legends-paperback-softback-9781405115421","title":"Native American Storytelling; A Reader of Myths and Legends (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405115421","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNative American Storytelling\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Reader of Myths and Legends\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKarl Kroeber (Edited by), K Kroeber (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405115421, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 August 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e144 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.5 x 1.3 cm, 0.227 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe myths and legends in this book have been selected both for their excellence as stories and because they illustrate the distinctive nature of Native American storytelling.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA collection of Native American myths and legends.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelected for their excellence as stories, and because they illustrate the distinctive nature of Native American storytelling.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDrawn from the oral traditions of all major areas of aboriginal North America.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals the highly practical functions of myths and legends in Native American societies.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates American Indians’ profound engagement with their natural environment.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEdited by an outstanding interpreter of Native American oral stories.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo The Reader 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTewa 14\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 \"Where they were living lived Laughing Warrior Girl...\" 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKalispellm 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 \"A young man (Rabbit) lived with his grandmother. One day he pitied her...\" 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathlamet 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 \"There was a chief of a town. His relatives lived in five towns....\" 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTillamook 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 \"Wild Woman was living alone. Her husband, High Class Crane, ...\" 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSioux 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 \"A man lived with his two wives and a brother. One day the brother...\" 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigins 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCherokee (A) 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 \"In the beginning there was no fire, and the world was cold, until...\" 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGros Ventre 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 \"The people before the present people were wild. They did not know...\" 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCherokee (B) 52\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 \"When I was a boy this is what the old men told me they had heard...\" 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeneca (A) 60\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 \"A long time ago human beings lived high up in what is now called...\" 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeneca (B) 64\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 \"There was a lodge in the forest where very few people ever came,...\" 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEskimo 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 \"Two men were trappers. One of them kept catching a lot of groundhogs;...\" 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCherokee (C) 72\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 \"Once when all the people of the settlement were out...\" 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrickster 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree Chinook-Wishram Coyote Tales 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 \"Coyote heard about two women who had fish...\" 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 \"A certain old man was sitting in the trail with his penis...\" 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 \"Again Coyote travelled up the river. In the water he saw...\" 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClackamas (A) 86\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 \"Coyote and his five children lived there, four males,...\" 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClackamas (B) 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 \"They lived there, Seal, her daughter, and Seal's younger brother....\" 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHopi 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 \"In Oraibi the people were living. At the west end of the south row...\" 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWintu 102\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 \"Long ago, there came into being some people who had four children,...\" 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYana 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 \"'Now dig for roots. The nuts are already ripe– let's climb...\"' 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNavajo 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 \"On the morrow, when he went forth on his hunt, his father...\" 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlackfoot 118\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 \"'There are two bright stars,' Brings-Down-the-Sun said, 'that sometimes...'\" 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnondaga 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 \"Tall, fierce and hostile, they were a powerful tribe, the Stone Giants!...\" 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 131\u003cbr\u003eIndex 134\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437751103768,"sku":"9781405115421","price":27.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405115421.jpg?v=1784937917","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/native-american-storytelling-a-reader-of-myths-and-legends-paperback-softback-9781405115421","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}