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Dee Brown (Author), Louis Mofsie (Illustrator)
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This comprehensive collection of Native American folklore draws on a unique oral tradition, illuminating for students the very roots of Native American culture. Gathered from numerous tribes—Seneca, Hopi, Navaho, Creek, Cheyenne, Cherokee, and Blackfoot—these thirty-six stories, passed down through generations, are narrated by Dee Brown as they might be told around a campfire today. Updated for the modern reader, these tales capture the true spirit and flavor of Native American Mythology.

With a new preface written by the author especially for this edition and attractive line illustrations by Native American Louis Mofsie, this unique is essential reading for a new generation of students interested in Native American culture and history, mythology and folklore, and cultural history.

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“A full-bodied and literate survey.”—Booklist

“Fluent and graceful, these good tales will appeal to both adults and children.”—American Bookseller

About the Author

Dee Brown is the author of more than twenty five books on American history and the West, including Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, which has sold more than five million copies worldwide.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Holt Paperbacks (June 15, 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 080502607X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0805026078
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #978,207 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Around the campfire..., July 31, 2000
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These stories have the fun, lessons, and morals that make you want to memorize them for the next time you're around a campfire.

They're great, because like most tales, they can be summarized in two sentences, yet with the expansion of narrative detail you can imagine yourself in an old council ring with an elder speaking slowly, and dozens of children listening in amazement.

The stories are quite short, quick to read, and very entertaining.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic, August 13, 2009
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I have read this book twice, separated by a couple of decades. From the first time to now I have grown in experience and wisdom. I have read more. In experience, I have lived and worked with Native Americans. I know them better than I did before.

This book gets ***** because I feel that it's expression of Native American culture is sensitive and sublime.

It's more than just the stories.
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In the myths of some American Indian tribes, the first animals on earth were equals with human beings in size and intelligence, speaking their language and often assuming the forms of people. Read the first page
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tepee cover, great shell, young crows, spotted horse
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