1925 Indian Myth Legends & Early American Folklore Totem Animals Spirits Magic

  

Note: Many of my clients are scholars and historians seeking specific information related to their research. For their convenience I include the following details directly from this book. Subject Matter Featured in this Work (General/Partial Only, Please See Full Contents in Main Description Below): American Indian Native American Early America Myth Legends Folklore Totem Animals Tales New England Maine Glooskap Moosehead Lake Saco River Mt. Anthony Winona's Rock Indian Summer Big Fish Iowa Lovers Spirit Lake Missouri Osage Tribe North Dakota Mandans Corn Goddess Written Rock South Dakota Bad Lands Watch Dog Butte Standing Rock Nebraska Kansas Holy Spring Mississippi Creation Earth Biloxi Father Damion Louisiana Chief Opaleeta Oklahoma Cheyennes Choctaw Chickasaw Arkansas Spring River Western Mountain States Montana Sour Spirit Iniskim Crow Tribe Serpent Queen Buffalo Devil's Tower Colorado Manitou Springs Hot Sulphur Springs New Mexico Arizona Petrified Forest Suha Mount Superstition Montezuma Navajo Grand Canyon Spider Tower Washington Great River Flood Takhoma Tacoma Spokane Okanogans Coyote Wishpoosh Oregon Pioneer Grande River Dragon Willamette Valley River Bridge Tamanous Crater Lake Klamath River California Yosemite Valley Tutokanula North Dome South Dome Sacramento Valley Old Badger Frog Kern Death Valley Santa Barbara Island Ghosts.

Published in 1925 by Lyon and Carnahan, Publishers. Illustrated with one color plate and numerous text illustrations by Alexander Key. Exterior as shown in photos, light wear.

Small tears at pages 94-95 repaired with archival document tape. No loose or missing pages. This is a rare and lovely collection of American Indian legends spanning many tribes and many states, along with a smattering of early New England and New York folklore passed down by white settlers.

You'll find many legends of Native American heroes, lovers, chiefs, ghosts and witches, totem animals, Indian gods, etc. The tales are delightfully embellished by then nationally-known illustrator Alexander Key, whose pictures exhibit a strong art nouveau influence and help bring the legends to life. As a side note, I have always been fascinated by legends and sightings of monstrous birds -- the Indian name was Thunderbird. This book contains the legend of the Piasa, a bird-like dragon said to have lived atop the limestone bluffs of the Mississippi River at Alton, Illinois.

For many years an ancient Native American mural of the Piasa could be seen on those bluffs -- in fact, Father Marquette described the mural in 1673. Unfortunately the limestone surface where the mural was painted was quarried by the Mississippi Lime Company in 1870. A reproduction of the mural stands near the site today.

For your convenience, I have summarized the Contents below. Further down the page you can see a sampling of the book's wonderful illustrations. I hope you'll take a moment to have a look.

PART ONE - THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. Legends of New Hampshire: The Falls in the Merrimac Chief Passaconaway The Agiochooks The Fairies in the Agiochooks Chief Pemigewasset The Great Carbuncle The Maiden Who Guards the Treasure The Invention of Snow Shoes. Legends of Massachusetts: The Giant Maushope The Dorchester Giant Peter Rugg The White Deer of Onota Balanced Rock The Witches of Agawam Harry Main. Legend of Rhode Island: The Singer of Sakonnet Point.

PART TWO - THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ATLANTIC STATES. Legends of Pennsylvania: The Legend of Mauch Chunk "Woodman, Spare That Tree" The Giant Turtle The Discovery of Maple Sugar The Last Dance at Printzborg. Legends of Virginia: The Bridge of the Great Spirit Clip. Legends of North Carolina: The Nunnehi The Little People The Detsata The Giant's Garden. PART THREE - THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATES. Legends of Illinois: The Piasa The Evil Spirit at Starved Rock The Story of Lolomi The Legend of Rock Island The Legend of the Mastodon. Legends of Michigan: The Legend of Michillimackinac The Magic Mirror The Fish Net The Storms on Lake Michigan The Punishment of Lake Michigan The Legend of Belle Isle The Image of Belle Isle The Very Strong Man Kwasind The Spirits of Pictured Rocks The Witch The Pine Tree's Bride The City in the Sky Manibozho and Paupukkeewis.

Legends of Wisconsin: Manibozho and Great Beaver The Red Swan Lac Du Flambeau The Corn God Death's Door Legend of Wisconsin River The Manitou in Devil's Lake. Legends of Minnesota: Legend of Maple Sugar How White Bear Was Named Why the Moon Disappears The Lake of Tears Heyoka The Northern Light Legend of the Peace Pipe The Legend of the Falls of St. Anthony Winona's Rock Indian Summer The Big Fish. Legend of Iowa: The Lovers of Spirit Lake.

Legend of Missouri: The Legend of the Osage Tribe. Legends of North Dakota: Legend of the Mandans The Goddess of the Corn Written Rock. Legends of South Dakota: The Bad Lands The Ghost in Watch Dog Butte The Musical Skeleton Legend of Standing Rock.

Legend of Nebraska: The Pillar of Salt. Legend of Kansas: The Holy Spring. Legends of Mississippi: How the Earth Was Made Legend of the Biloxi Father Damion's Dream The Chief's Promise.

Legend of Louisiana: Chief Opaleeta. Legends of Oklahoma: The Legend of the Cheyennes Legends of the Choctaws and Chickasaws. Legend of Arkansas: Origin of Spring River.

PART FOUR - WESTERN MOUNTAIN STATES. Legends of Montana: Legend of Sour Spirit Legend of the Iniskim Legend of the Crow Tribe. Legends of Wyoming: The Serpent Queen The Twice-Killed Buffalo The Devil's Tower. Legends of Colorado: Legend of Manitou Springs Legend of Hot Sulphur Springs. Legends of New Mexico: The God of Chance The Goddess of Salt.

Legends of Arizona: The Legend of Arizunna Legend of the Petrified Forest The Legend of Suha The Spirit of Mount Superstition The Legend of Montezuma Legend of the Navajo Legend of the Grand Canyon The Spider Tower. Legends of Washington: The Land Silver-Fox Made How Great River Was Made The Flood The Miser of Takhoma The Falls at Spokane The Legend of the Okanogans Coyote and Wishpoosh. Legends of Oregon: A Pioneer Story The Pine Trees by the Grande River How Coyote Stole Fire The Dragon in Willamette Valley The Trap in Willamette River The Bridge of the Tamanous Legend of Crater Lake The Dam in Klamath River. Legends of California: Old Man Above Little Daughter When Coyote Overslept The King of the Birds Legend of Yosemite Valley Legend of Tutokanula North Dome and South Dome Legend of Sacramento Valley Old Badger and Old Frog The Legend of Kern The Legend of Death Valley The Ghosts of Santa Barbara Island.

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