Native American Myths & Legends

Tales of Creation, Heroes and Great Spirits

von James Athearn Jones, Emelyn Newcomb Partridge, Edward Curtis, George Bird Grinnell, Katharine Berry Judson, Clinton Hart Merriam

256 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Uncover the wonder of North America's earliest stories in this deluxe hardback collection of Native American myths.These fascinating tales of the Native American peoples are filled with outlandish characters, heroic feats and captivating creation myths. Extraordinary, diverse and meaningful, these fables are a cultural landmark in North American literature. Discover how Glooscap defeated sorcerers, how Manabozho escaped the stomach of a king fish and how the Old Man Above climbed through a hole in the sky.Featuring more than 50 legends, Native American Myths and Legends showcases the imagination, insight and oral traditions of North America's first inhabitants.This ornate hardback edition features gold embossing on the font and back cover, full-colour endpaper designs, ivory pages and stenciled page-edges, making a wonderful collectible edition for any mythology lover.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Collectable Myths and Legends series contains luxurious embossed gift editions of classic myth and legends from around the world, featuring full-colour endpaper designs, ivory pages and striking stenciled page edges.

• Reihe: Collectable Myths and Legends
• Themen: Belletristik Traditionelle oder kulturelle Geschichten und Nacherzählungen
• ISBN: 9781398869073
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.10.2026
• Größe: 158 x 239 mm
• Verlag: Arcturus Publishing Ltd
• Illustrationen: Edward Curtis