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Spirit of the New England Tribes Indian History and Folklore, 1620–1984 / William S. Simmons.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simmons, William S. (William Scranton), 1938-2018.
- Series:
- ACLS Humanities E-Book.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--New England--History.
- Indians of North America.
- Folklore--New England.
- Folklore.
- Indians of North America--New England--Folklore.
- New England--History, Local.
- New England.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 331 p. ) ill., map ;
- Place of Publication:
- Hanover : University Press of New England, 1986.
- Summary:
- Spanning three centuries, this collection traces the historical evolution of legends, folktales, and traditions of four major native American groups from their earliest encounters with European settlers to the present. The book is based on some 240 folklore texts gathered from early colonial writings, newspapers, magazines, diaries, local histories, anthropology and folklore publications, a variety of unpublished manuscript sources, and field research with living Indians.
- Notes:
- Includes indexes.
- Bibliography: p. 301-317.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781512603170
- 1512603171
- OCLC:
- 1027477397
- Publisher Number:
- 2027/heb03827 hdl
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