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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
This marvelous collection brings together the great myths and legends of the United States-from the creation stories of the first inhabitants, to the tall tales of the Western frontier, to the legendary outlaws of the 1920s, and beyond. This thoroughly engaging anthology is sweeping in its scope, embracing Big Foot and Windigo, Hiawatha and Uncle Sam, Paul Revere and Billy the Kid, and even the Iroquois Flying Head and Elvis. In the book's section...
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Presents the stories created by various native people to explain such natural wonders as the Hot Springs of Arkansas, the Grand Canyon, Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls, and the Hawaiian Islands.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
A biography of the folklorist and novelist who recorded the traditional songs and stories of the people of Haiti, the Hopi Indians, and black communities in the South, connecting the African-American traditions to the cultures of Africa.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
Coyote has been given the task of creating the first human being in this version of an ancient Native American myth told by many of the nations who once inhabited the Great Plains and western United States.
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
Presents thirteen tales of mythical beings and magical animals from the traditions of Native North American tribes including the Passamaquoddy, Micmac, Tsimshian, Pueblo, Sioux, Cherokee, and Iroquois, accompanied by line illustrations.
14) Coyote in love
Author
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
A retelling of a Native American legend about Coyote's love for a beautiful blue star, which resulted in the creation of Crater Lake, Oregon.
Publisher
Mountaineers Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A collection of writings about six of America's national parks (Acadia, Great Smoky Mountains, Rocky Mountains, Zion, Yosemite, and Yellowstone National Parks) with introductory text and commentary by Dave and Ilyssa Kyu."--Provided by publisher.
17) Coyote blue
Author
Language
English
Description
As a boy, he was Samson Hunts Alone. Today he is Samuel Hunter, a successful Santa Barbara insurance salesman with a Mercedes, a condo, and a hollow, invented life. Then one day, destiny offers him the dangerous gift of love -- in the exquisite form of Calliope Kincaid -- and a curse in the unheralded appearance of an ancient god by the name of Coyote.
Author
Publisher
Fulcrum
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Even before the Revolutionary War, American colonists feared and fought "merciless Indian savages," and through the following centuries, American law and policy have been molded by the relentless tradition of Indian-hating. From proportional representation and restrictions on the right to bear arms, to the break-up of tribal property rights and the destruction of Indian culture and family, the attacks on tribal governance and people continue and remain...
19) Spider Woman's granddaughters: traditional tales and contemporary writing by Native American women
Publisher
Fawcett Columbine
Pub. Date
1990, c1989
Language
English
Publisher
GenSix Productions
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
An ancient conspiracy has been quietly burgeoning behind the bustle of the modern world. From the mounds of America, to the megalithic ruins on the island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea, the desiccated bones of dead giants are being systematically disentombed and secreted away to clandestine vaults for apocalyptic purposes. While occultists are attempting to harness the arcane necromancy of the Canaanites, genetic engineers are working feverishly...