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The life and traditions of the Red man / by Joseph Nicolar ; edited, annotated, and with a history of the Penobscot Nation and an introduction by Annette Kolodny.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nicolar, Joseph, 1827-1894.
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Penobscot mythology.
- Penobscot Indians--Folklore.
- Penobscot Indians.
- Penobscot Indians--Social life and customs.
- Penobscot Bay Region (Me.)--Folklore.
- Penobscot Bay Region (Me.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Largely unknown and uncirculated, this is the only 19-century book-length work in English by a member of the eastern, Algonquian speaking people. Published in 1893, Joseph Nicolar, elder and leader of the Penobscot nation, eloquently tells the story of t
- Contents:
- The creation. Klose-Kur-Beh's journey. Meeting his companions. The marriage
- With the aid of May May, Klose-kur-beh destroyed the serpent. The sea voyage
- Klose-kur-beh's hunting. The first mother changed into corn and tobacco
- The winter and the seven years famine. The discovery of the first White man's track
- The fish famine. The capture of the white swan and the white spiritual men driven away
- The winding up the war with the May-Quays. The grand council established. The arrival and settlement of the White man.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-220).
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Nov 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9780822389842
- 0822389843
- OCLC:
- 655201114
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