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The Vengeful Wife and Other Blackfoot Stories
The Vengeful Wife and Other Blackfoot Stories by historian Hugh A. Dempsey presents tales from the Blackfoot tribe of the plains of northern Montana and southern Alberta. Drawn from Dempsey’s...
Stories of the Old West
Tales of the Mining Camp, Cavalry Troop, and Cattle Ranch
This collection of stories portrays an Old West that is both fact and fiction. The fifty narratives are written by some of America’s finest writers, including Bret Harte, Mark Twain, Jack London,...
The Mythology of Native North America
Most North Americans experience mythology by way of translations of classical texts, and surprisingly few of us are familiar with Coyote, Spider Woman, Water Jar boy, Falling Sky Woman, or the...
Myths and Tales of the Southeastern Indians
First published in 1929, John R. Swanton’s Myths and Tales of the Southeastern Indians is a classic of American Indian folklore. During the years 1908-1914 Swanton gathered the myths and...
Treasure of the Sangre de Cristos
Tales and Traditions of the Spanish Southwest
This collection of tales and traditions from the Southwest includes stories of lost mines stacked with bars of gold, mule loads of silver cached away in outlaw hoards, and fabulous Jesuit treasures...
The Folklore of Spain in the American Southwest
Traditional Spanish Folk Literature in Northern New Mexico and Southern colorado
The region of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado holds a unique place in the world of Spanish folk literature. Isolated from the rest of the Spanish-speaking world for most of its history...
Oklahoma Treasures and Treasure Tales
“Son, there's more treasure buried right here In Oklahoma than in the rest of the whole Southwest.” Those words from an old-timer launched Steve Wilson on a years long quest for the stones...
Pueblo Gods and Myths
Here is a thorough, and long-needed, presentation of the nature of the Pueblo gods and myths. The Pueblo Indians, which include the Hopi, Zuni, and Keres groups, and their ancestors are closely...
The Vengeful Wife and Other Blackfoot Stories
The Vengeful Wife and Other Blackfoot Stories by historian Hugh A. Dempsey presents tales from the Blackfoot tribe of the plains of northern Montana and southern Alberta. Drawn from Dempsey’s...
Stories of the Old West
Tales of the Mining Camp, Cavalry Troop, and Cattle Ranch
This collection of stories portrays an Old West that is both fact and fiction. The fifty narratives are written by some of America’s finest writers, including Bret Harte, Mark Twain, Jack London,...
The Mythology of Native North America
Most North Americans experience mythology by way of translations of classical texts, and surprisingly few of us are familiar with Coyote, Spider Woman, Water Jar boy, Falling Sky Woman, or the...
Myths and Tales of the Southeastern Indians
First published in 1929, John R. Swanton’s Myths and Tales of the Southeastern Indians is a classic of American Indian folklore. During the years 1908-1914 Swanton gathered the myths and...
Treasure of the Sangre de Cristos
Tales and Traditions of the Spanish Southwest
This collection of tales and traditions from the Southwest includes stories of lost mines stacked with bars of gold, mule loads of silver cached away in outlaw hoards, and fabulous Jesuit treasures...
The Folklore of Spain in the American Southwest
Traditional Spanish Folk Literature in Northern New Mexico and Southern colorado
The region of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado holds a unique place in the world of Spanish folk literature. Isolated from the rest of the Spanish-speaking world for most of its history...
Oklahoma Treasures and Treasure Tales
“Son, there's more treasure buried right here In Oklahoma than in the rest of the whole Southwest.” Those words from an old-timer launched Steve Wilson on a years long quest for the stones...
Pueblo Gods and Myths
Here is a thorough, and long-needed, presentation of the nature of the Pueblo gods and myths. The Pueblo Indians, which include the Hopi, Zuni, and Keres groups, and their ancestors are closely...