Southern Indian Myths and Legends - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1588382532 ISBN 13: 9781588382535

Publisher: NewSouth Books, 2014

Synopsis

In this collection of almost sixty tales, Indians themselves―Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, Seminoles, and others―tell us about their beliefs, their traditions, and their history, in myths and legends that cover the classic themes of world mythology. Most of the stories were recorded in the late nineteenth century, at a time when Indian myth-keepers who remembered the tribal tales were still alive. Notes and introductory comments throughout the book provide background information for the stories. Editors Virginia Pounds Brown and Laurella Owens bring these stories together for the first time in one volume. This collection makes enjoyable and significant reading for adults as well as young people.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

In this reprint of this classic collection of fifty-seven tales, Indians themselves--Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, Seminoles and others--tell us about their beliefs, their traditions, their history, in myths and legends that cover the themes of world mythology. Most of the stories were recorded in the late-nineteenth century, at a time when Indian myth-keepers who remembered the tribal tales were still alive. Notes and introductory comments throughout the book provide background information for the stories.

About the Author:

Virginia Pounds Brown (1916-2014), a lifelong resident of Birmingham, was a librarian, bookseller, author, editor, and publisher. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Randolph-Macon College and Emory University, she wrote and/or edited several books and articles on Birmingham and the Indians of the Southeast, and a memoir, Mother and Me.

Laurella Owens has twenty years of experience as an editor for Woman’s Missionary Union of the Southern Baptist Convention. She is the author of Shalom, a study of Baptists in Israel, where she spend the first thirteen years of her life. She holds degrees from Blue Mountain College and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

About this edition

• Publisher: NewSouth Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1588382532
• ISBN 13: 9781588382535
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160
• Editor: Owens Laurella, Brown Virginia Pounds
• Illustrator: Glick Nathan H.