Describes the turbulent period of the tenth century and discusses the beliefs of one millennium and the Second Coming of Christ

A.D. 1000: Living on the Brink of Apocalypse

History

Erdoes, Richard

Americas

Harpercollins

Of all the characters in myths and legends told around the world, it's the wily trickster who provides the real spark in the action, causing trouble wherever he goes. This figure shows up time and again in Native American folklore, where he takes many forms, from the irascible Coyote of the Southwest, to Iktomi, the amorphous spider man of the Lakota tribe. This dazzling collection of American Indian trickster tales, compiled by an eminent anthropologist and a master storyteller, serves as the perfect companion to their previous masterwork, American Indian Myths and Legends.
American Indian Trickster Tales includes more than one hundred stories from sixty tribes--many recorded from living storytellers—which are illustrated with lively and evocative drawings. These entertaining tales can be read aloud and enjoyed by readers of any age, and will entrance folklorists, anthropologists, lovers of Native American literature, and fans of both Joseph Campbell and the Brothers Grimm.

American Indian Trickster Tales (Myths and Legends)

Literature & Fiction

United States

Penguin??Books

From Davy Crockett, Wild Bill Hickok, and Calamity Jane to Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and Frank and Jesse James, here are more than 130 colorful stories of the pioneers, cowboys, outlaws, gamblers, prospectors, and lawmen who settled the wild west, creating a uniquely American hero and an enduringly fascinating folk mythology. In this wonderfully boisterous treasury of tall tales, everyone and everything is larger than life and bragging is elevated into an art form. Many of these stories are of real people and real events; more than a few, however, grew taller and funnier as they made their rounds from wagon train to campfire to rodeo to miners' quarters. But even if it is far from established that Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett were able to kill three men with one bullet or subdue ferocious grizzly bears with their fists, they come vividly to life here as beloved characters who have become part of the fabric of the American imagination. With black-and white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

Legends and Tales of the American West (The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)

Pantheon

Anecdote, history, legend, talk, song, drawings, and photographs combine to chronicle and celebrate a uniquely American phenomenon, moving from colonial tavern to western grand palace

Saloons of the Old West

KNOPF

AMERICAN INDIAN MYTHS AND LEGE (Pantheon fairy tale &amp; folklore library) by Richard Erdoes Excellent Book, Well Written, Great Stories, Keeps you reading!

AMERICAN INDIAN MYTHS AND LEGE

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Relates of such characters as Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Calamity Jane, Pecos Bill, and Jim Bowie

TALES FROM THE AMERICAN FRONTI

Pictures and descriptions of ceremonies and customs support an examination of the Indians' struggle to preserve their identity, way of life, and environment

The Sun Dance People: The Plains Indians Their Past and Present

Children's Books

Random House Childrens Books

More than 160 tales from eighty tribal groups gives us a rich and lively panorama of the Native American mythic heritage. From across the continent comes tales of creation and love; heroes and war; animals, tricksters, and the end of the world. In addition to mining the best folkloric sources of the nineteenth century, the editors have also included a broad selection of contemporary Native American voices. With black-and-white illustrations throughout Selected and edited by Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

American Indian Myths and Legends

Ortiz, Alfonso

Contrasts the traditional life of the Plains Indians with "modern" life on the Government reservations.

The Sun Dance People: The Plains Indians, Their Past and Present

Traces the history of the Pueblo Indians and discusses their present government, customs, art, way of life, and relationship to the white man and his government.

The Rain Dance People: The Pueblo Indians, Their Past and Present

Teen & Young Adult

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