The role of storyteller was always a very special one among Native Americans, combining the functions of philosopher, historian, and entertainer. Winter was the time for the stories around the fire, when the hunt was over and people longed to be "lifted to the fairyland of pure imagination," as an early twentieth-century Native American has said. This book contains the magic created around the Indian fireside, for readers of all ages. It includes myths of creation, culture myths, nature myths, and beast fables, as well as ...
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The role of storyteller was always a very special one among Native Americans, combining the functions of philosopher, historian, and entertainer. Winter was the time for the stories around the fire, when the hunt was over and people longed to be "lifted to the fairyland of pure imagination," as an early twentieth-century Native American has said. This book contains the magic created around the Indian fireside, for readers of all ages. It includes myths of creation, culture myths, nature myths, and beast fables, as well as the legends, personal narratives and historical traditions of thirty North American Indian tribes.
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Seller's Description:
Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 192 p. Audience: General/trade. Clean, unread copy in Very Good + condition (almost Near Fine). No marking or writing in the book-text is completely clean and the book appears unread. Covers are clean and show only slight shelf wear. Binding is firm.
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Near Fine. Near Fine 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp.177 with bibliography and sources. This book contains the magic created around Native campfires for readers of all ages. Myths of creation, culture myths, nature myths, and beast fables, legends and personal narratives and historical traditions up to the coming of white men. clean tight copy pages foxed.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Brown boards with black spine. Gilt lettering and graphics along the spine. DJ has three tears to one-quarter of an inch and a quarter-inch chip at the top of the front panel. This book is "divided into six sections, the tales include myths of creation and the beginnings of things, culture myths, nature myths and beast fables, legends of landscape features, and personal narratives and historical traditions up to the time when the coming of the white men and the first missionaries became immortalized in the literature of the Indians." 177 pages. 01.
