Folktales Of The Native American
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
From the windswept plains of the Lakota to the sun-baked canyons of the Navajo, Folktales of the Native American gathers some of the most enduring oral traditions ever passed down through generations of Indigenous peoples across North America. Retold by Dee Brown — the celebrated author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee — this magnificent collection presents trickster spirits, creation myths, heroic quests, and cautionary tales that illuminate the rich spiritual and cultural worlds of tribes from every corner of the continent. Each story pulses with the rhythms of the spoken word, faithfully preserving the wit, wisdom, and moral complexity that made these tales essential to the communities that birthed them. Complemented by Joy Porter's insightful introduction and Caroline Smith's evocative illustrations, this Folio Society edition is a beautifully curated artifact of living tradition. Brown's masterly retelling strips away the patronising filters of earlier ethnographic collections, restoring to these narratives their original vitality and cultural authority. His prose honours both the cadence of oral storytelling and the gravity of the sacred, making the collection equally compelling as literature and as anthropological record. Presented in a sumptuous Folio Society edition, this volume stands as a testament to the enduring power of Indigenous voices — and a reminder that the stories a culture chooses to tell are, ultimately, the truest portrait of its soul.
Author: Dee Brown
Format: Hardback
Published: 2012, The Folio Society
Genre: Myths & legends
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
From the windswept plains of the Lakota to the sun-baked canyons of the Navajo, Folktales of the Native American gathers some of the most enduring oral traditions ever passed down through generations of Indigenous peoples across North America. Retold by Dee Brown — the celebrated author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee — this magnificent collection presents trickster spirits, creation myths, heroic quests, and cautionary tales that illuminate the rich spiritual and cultural worlds of tribes from every corner of the continent. Each story pulses with the rhythms of the spoken word, faithfully preserving the wit, wisdom, and moral complexity that made these tales essential to the communities that birthed them. Complemented by Joy Porter's insightful introduction and Caroline Smith's evocative illustrations, this Folio Society edition is a beautifully curated artifact of living tradition. Brown's masterly retelling strips away the patronising filters of earlier ethnographic collections, restoring to these narratives their original vitality and cultural authority. His prose honours both the cadence of oral storytelling and the gravity of the sacred, making the collection equally compelling as literature and as anthropological record. Presented in a sumptuous Folio Society edition, this volume stands as a testament to the enduring power of Indigenous voices — and a reminder that the stories a culture chooses to tell are, ultimately, the truest portrait of its soul.