Dee Brown's Folktales of the Native American: Retold for Our Times

Title: Dee Brown's Folktales of the Native American: Retold for Our Times
Author: Dee Brown
I: 1709710
ISBN: 9780805026078
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Published: 1993
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Reprint
Number of Pages: 176
Section: Social Science | Folklore & Mythology
Condition Note: Moderate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description:

This comprehensive collection of Native American folklore draws on a unique oral tradition, illuminating for students the very roots of Native American culture. Gathered from numerous tribes--Seneca, Hopi, Navaho, Creek, Cheyenne, Cherokee, and Blackfoot--these thirty-six stories, passed down through generations, are narrated by Dee Brown as they might be told around a campfire today. Updated for the modern reader, these tales capture the true spirit and flavor of Native American Mythology.

With a new preface written by the author especially for this edition and attractive line illustrations by Native American Louis Mofsie, this unique is essential reading for a new generation of students interested in Native American culture and history, mythology and folklore, and cultural history.