American Indian Myths and Legends

Pantheon, 1985. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. 1ST. 9.1in. L X 1.4in. H X. pp. 527. American Indian Myths and Legends Book Series: N/A Narrative Type: Nonfiction Item Length: 9.1in. Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Original Language: English Intended Audience: Adults Inscribed: No Edition: Unknown Personalize: No Publication Year: 1985 Type: Short Stories Format: Trade SOFTCOVER Language: English Item Height: 1.4in. Author: Alfonso Ortiz, Richard Erdoes Features: Illustrated Genre: Social Science, Fiction Topic: Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Native American & Aboriginal, Folklore & Mythology, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies Country/Region of Manufacture: This magnificent collection gathers 160 tales from 80 tribal gathers to offer a rich and lively panorama of the Native American mythic heritage. From all across the continent come tales of creation and love, of heroes and war, of animals, tricksters, and the end of the world. Alfonso Ortiz, an eminent anthropologist, and Richard Erdoes, an artist and master storyteller, Indian voices in the best folkloric sources of the nineteenth century to make this the most comprehensive and authentic volume of American Indian myths available anywhere. With black-and-white drawings throughoutPart of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library.