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Miss Judson has collected these myths and legends from many printed sources. She disclaims originality, but she has rendered a service that will be appreciated by the many who have sought in vain for legends of the Indians. There is an agreeable surprise in store for any lover of folk-lore who will read these books. Contents: The Creation How The World Was Made The Flood And The Rainbow The First Fire The Ancestors Of People Origin Of Strawberries Sacred Legend The Legend Of The Peace Pipes A Tradition Of The Calumet The Sacred Pole Ikto And The Thunders The Thunder Bird The Thunder Bird Song To The Thunder Gods Songs Of The Buffalo Hunt Songs Of The Buffalo Hunt Origin Of The Buffalo The Buffalo Being The Youth And The Underground People The Buffalo And The Grizzly Bear My First Buffalo Hunt Bird Omens The Bird Chief Song Of The Birds Song Of Kawas, The Eagle The Eagle’s Revenge The Race Between Humming Bird And Crane Rabbit And The Turkeys Unktomi And The Bad Songs How The Pheasant Beat Corn Why The Turkey Gobbles Omaha Beliefs Pawnee Beliefs A Song Of Hospitality A Song Of The March Song Of The Prairie Breeze Old-Woman-Who-Never-Dies Legend Of The Corn Tradition Of The Finding Of Horses Dakota Beliefs And Customs Why The Tetons Bury On Scaffolds The Ghost’s Resentment The Forked Roads Tattooed Ghosts A Ghost Story The Ghost And The Traveler The Man Who Shot A Ghost The Indian Who Wrestled With A Ghost The Wakanda, Or Water God The Spirit Land Waziya, The Weather Spirit Kansas Blizzards ... and many more ...

From the Osage creation myth to legendary rivalries over the plains buffalo, American folklorist Katharine Berry Judson has compiled a rich collection of Native American folk stories. Drawing on documentation found in the annual reports of the Bureau of American Ethnology and the publications of the United States Geographical and Geological Survey, this 1913 volume contains authentic myths and legends of indigineous peoples of the Great Plains region of the United States.

Step into a colorful pageantry of the powerful people who once ruled and still influence the great state of Texas. From the Caddo in the Piney Woods, the Lipan Apache in the Southwest, the Wichita at the Red River, and the Comanche across the Great Plains to the Alabama-Coushatta in the Big Thicket, five nations come alive through myth and history in Jane Archer's vividly written book about the first Texans.

Myths and Legends of the Great Plains is a collection of folk tales taught and refined over time by various tribes that lived along the Great Plains until the 19th century. This edition also includes illustrations.

More than 30 stories collected from folklore of ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, the British Isles, Scandinavia, and other countries are accompanied by vibrant, full-color illustrations and brief text that make them ideal for bedtime.

Way beyond, once upon a time, some of the Osages lived in the sky. They did not know where they came from, so they went to Sun. They said, "From where did we come?" He said, "You are my children." Then they wandered still further and came to Moon. Moon said, "I am your mother; Sun is your father. You must go away from here. You must go down to the earth and live there." Thus begins the first selection in Katharine Berry Judson's remarkable collection. These are the stories passed from generation to generation by the Osage, the Dakota, the Omaha, the Ponca, and other peoples who have inhabited the Great Plains of America for many, many generations. The myths explain the unknown origins of their known world. The legends inspire great deeds through the ancient acts of those who came before. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Sixty-one tales narrated by Yaquis reflect this people's sense of the sacred and material value of their territory.

This fascinating and informative compendium, assembled by a celebrated anthropologist, offers a remarkably wide range of nomadic sagas, animist myths, cosmogonies and creation myths, end-time prophecies, and other traditional tales.

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.