Indian Why Stories by Frank B Linderman

Indian Why Stories by Frank B Linderman

The Native American was a true lover of nature and close observer of the sights and sounds about him. He delighted in composing tales that offered imaginative explanations for everything--from simple stories about creation to fanciful accounts of how animals acquired certain physical characteristics.
This entertaining collection of 22 stories, compiled nearly a century ago by a devotee of Indian lore who considered them well-worth saving, recounts many of the legends told to him by members of the Blackfeet, Chippewa and Cree tribes. Here are intriguing explanations of How the Ducks Got Their Fine Feathers, Why the Kingfisher Always Wears a War-Bonnet, Why the Chipmunk's Back Is Striped, Why Blackfeet Never Kill Mice, How the Otter Skin Became Great 'Medicine, ' Why the Mountain-Lion Is Long and Lean, How the Man Found His Mate, Why the Birch-Tree Wears the Slashes in Its Bark and many other tales rich in fanciful characters.
Told in simple, direct language and enhanced with 32 illustrations by famed cowboy artist Charles M. Russell, these fables will delight children, lovers of tall tales and students of Native American culture.

Frank B. Linderman (1869-1938) was a Montana miner, trapper, newspaperman, politician, and chronicler of Indian life and culture. His many works include The Montana Stories of Frank B. Linderman, Indian Why Stories: Sparks from War Eagle's Lodge-Fire, and Indian Old-Man Stories: More Sparks from War Eagle's Lodge-Fire, all available in Bison Books editions. David J. Wishart, a professor of geography at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is the author of An Unspeakable Sadness: The Dispossession of the Nebraska Indians and the editor of The Encyclopedia of the Great Plains, both available from the University of Nebraska Press. Sarah Waller Hatfield is Linderman's granddaughter.

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ISBN 13	9780486288000
ISBN 10	0486288005
Title	Indian Why Stories
Author	Frank B Linderman
Series	Dover Children's Classics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Dover Publications Inc.
Year published	2003-03-28
Number of pages	128
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.