Tales of the Tepee

Informationen zum Autor Edward Everett Dale's books include the classic Indians of the Southwest. Introducer Clyde Ellis is an assistant professor of history at Elon College in North Carolina and the author of "To Change Them Forever": Indian Education at the Rainy Mountain Boarding School, 1893-1920. Klappentext Originally published in 1920, TALES OF THE TEPEE grew out of Edward Everett Dale's close association with Indian tribes living in Oklahoma. These stories take the reader to the lodge bonfires where children stayed awake to hear about giant cannibals, magical transformations, journeys to the Spirit Land, and wonderful explanations for matters both cosmic and mundane. Zusammenfassung Grew out of the author's close association with Indian tribes living in Oklahoma. This book takes the reader to the lodge bonfires of the Cherokees, Wichitas, and Pawnees, where children stayed awake to hear about giant cannibals, magical transformations, mortal unions with celestial bodies, and journeys to the Spirit Land.

Product details

• Authors: Edward Everett Dale, DALE EDWARD EVERETT, Mignon Good Eberhart
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.1998
• EAN: 9780803266100
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-6610-0
• No. of pages: 119
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Fairytales, sagas, legends; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore