Folktales of the Native American / retold by Dee Brown ; introduced by Joy Porter ; illustrated by Caroline Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Dee, 1908-2002.

Contributor:

Porter, Joy, 1967-

Smith, Caroline., Illustrator.

Standardized Title:

Tepee tales of the American Indian

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folk literature, Indian.

Indians of North America.

Folklore.

Physical Description:

xix, 156 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Folio Society, 2012.

Summary:

Collection of Native American folklore gathered from numerous tribes.

Contents:

I. When animals lived as equals with people

II. Before the white men came

III. Allegories

IV. First contact with Europeans

V. The coming of the horse

VI. Tricksters and magicians

VII. Heroes and heroines

VIII. Animal stories

IX. Ghost Stories.

Notes:

Typeset at the Folio Society in Bulmer. Printed on Abbey Wove paper at Memminger MedienCentrum AG, Memmingen, germany. Bound in cloth at Lachemaier, Reutlingen, Germany, inset with a gold Modigliani paper label with a design by the artist.

Originally published: Tepee tales of the American Indian. New York : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1979. Reissued in 1993 under current title with a new preface. This editon is based on the 1993 edition, with minor emendations.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-156).

Local Notes:

Indian Rights Association Complimentary Collection

OCLC:

813219086