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The basket woman : a book of Indian tales / Mary Austin ; foreword by Mark Schlenz.
Van Pelt Library PS3501.U8 B37 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Austin, Mary, 1868-1934.
- Series:
- Western literature series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--California--Owens River Valley--Social life and customs--Fiction.
- Indians of North America.
- California--Owens Valley.
- Manners and customs.
- Paiute Indians--Social life and customs--Fiction.
- Paiute Indians.
- Paiute Indians--Social life and customs.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 113 pages ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Reno : University of Nevada Press, [1999]
- Summary:
- Through the kindly but mysterious Basket Woman, cocky young glaciers, ancient Paiutes, and clever rabbits become the companions and teachers of Alan, the young son of homsteaders in early Nevada. The Basket Woman doesn't simply tell stories: She transports her young friend into powerful mythic tales where Alan learns the secret of the trees and animals and the wisdom of the people who flourished before the arrival of white settlers.
- ISBN:
- 0874173361
- OCLC:
- 39812298
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