Legends of Vancouver / by E. Pauline Johnson (Tekabionwake).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, E. Pauline, 1861-1913.

Contributor:

Caroline F. Schimmel Collection of Women in the American Wilderness (University of Pennsylvania)

Schimmel, Caroline F., donor, associated name.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legends--British Columbia--Vancouver Island.

Legends.

Squamish Indians (B.C.)--Folklore.

Squamish Indians (B.C.).

Indian mythology--British Columbia--Vancouver Island.

Indian mythology.

Indians of North America--British Columbia--Vancouver Island--Folklore.

Indians of North America.

Vancouver Island (B.C.)--History.

Vancouver Island (B.C.).

British Columbia--Vancouver Island.

Genre:

Folklore.

Penn Provenance:

Schimmel, Caroline F. (bookplate) (donor) (Schimmel Collection copy)

Crookston, Jessie Evelyn (inscription) (Schimmel Collection copy)

Physical Description:

x, 89 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver, B.C. : Geo. S. Forsyth & Co., 1912.

Contents:

Preface

Author's foreword

Biographical notice

The two sisters

The Siwash Rock

The recluse

The lost salmon run

The deep waters

The sea-serpent

The lost island

Point Grey

The Tulameen Trail

The grey archway

Deadman's Island

A Squamish legend of Napoleon

The lure in Stanley Park

Deer Lake

A royal Mohawk chief.

Local Notes:

Schimmel Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Caroline F. Schimmel with her bookplate on p. [2] of cover.

Schimmel Collection copy has dated 20th-century ms. gift inscription ("Jessie Evelyn Crookston. With Dolly's love. 1912.") on blank leaf preceding half-title leaf. The recipient is possibly to be identified with Jessie Evelyn Crookston (née Gartshore; 1878-1953, married 1906).

OCLC:

32900792