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Myths and legends of California and the Old Southwest / compiled and edited by Katharine Berry Judson ; introduction to the Bison book edition by Peter Iverson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: A Bison bookPublication details: Lincoln, Neb. : University of Nebraska Press, ©1994.Description: 1 online resource (193 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0585332703
  • 9780585332703
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Myths and legends of California and the Old Southwest.DDC classification:
  • 398.2/089970794 20
LOC classification:
  • E78.C15 J84 1994eb
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Contents:
The Beginning of Newness -- The Men of the Early Times -- Creation and Longevity -- Old Mole's Creation -- The Creation of the World -- Spider's Creation -- The Gods and the Six Regions -- How Old Man Above Created the World -- The Search for the Middle and the Hardening of the World -- Origin of Light -- Pokoh, the Old Man -- Thunder and Lightning -- Creation of Man -- The First Man and Woman -- Old Man Above and the Grizzlies -- The Creation of Man-kind and the Flood -- The Birds and the Flood -- Legend of the Flood -- The Great Flood -- The Flood and the Theft of Fire -- Legend of the Flood in Sacramento Valley -- The Fable of the Animals -- Coyote and Sun -- The Course of the Sun -- The Foxes and the Sun -- The Theft of Fire -- The Theft of Fire -- The Earth-hardening after the Flood -- The Origins of the Totems and of Names -- Traditions of Wanderings -- The Migration of the Water People -- Coyote and the Mesquite Beans -- Origin of the Sierra Nevadas and Coast Range -- Yosemite Valley and its Indian Names -- Legend of Tu-tok-a-nu'-la (El Capitan).
Legend of Tis-se'-yak (South Dome and North Dome) -- Historice Tradition of the Upper Tuolumne -- California Big Trees -- The Children of Cloud -- The Cloud People -- Rain Song -- The Corn Maidens -- The Search for the Corn Maidens -- Hasjelti and Hostjoghon -- The Song-hunter -- Sand Painting of the Song-hunter -- The Guiding Duck and the Lake of Death -- The Boy who Became a God -- Origin of Clear Lake -- The Great Fire -- Origin of the Raven and the Macaw -- Coyote and the Hare -- Coyote and the Quails -- Coyote and the Fawns -- How the Bluebird Got its Color -- Coyote's Eyes -- Coyote and the Tortillas -- Coyote as a Hunter -- How the Rattlesnake Learned to Bite -- Coyote and the Rattlesnake -- Origin of the Saguaro and Palo Verde Cacti -- The Thristy Quails -- The Boy and the Beast -- Why the Apaches are Fierce -- Speech on the Warpath -- The Spirit Land -- Song of the Ghost Dance.
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Originally published: Chicago : A.C. McClurg & Co., 1912.

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The Beginning of Newness -- The Men of the Early Times -- Creation and Longevity -- Old Mole's Creation -- The Creation of the World -- Spider's Creation -- The Gods and the Six Regions -- How Old Man Above Created the World -- The Search for the Middle and the Hardening of the World -- Origin of Light -- Pokoh, the Old Man -- Thunder and Lightning -- Creation of Man -- The First Man and Woman -- Old Man Above and the Grizzlies -- The Creation of Man-kind and the Flood -- The Birds and the Flood -- Legend of the Flood -- The Great Flood -- The Flood and the Theft of Fire -- Legend of the Flood in Sacramento Valley -- The Fable of the Animals -- Coyote and Sun -- The Course of the Sun -- The Foxes and the Sun -- The Theft of Fire -- The Theft of Fire -- The Earth-hardening after the Flood -- The Origins of the Totems and of Names -- Traditions of Wanderings -- The Migration of the Water People -- Coyote and the Mesquite Beans -- Origin of the Sierra Nevadas and Coast Range -- Yosemite Valley and its Indian Names -- Legend of Tu-tok-a-nu'-la (El Capitan).

Legend of Tis-se'-yak (South Dome and North Dome) -- Historice Tradition of the Upper Tuolumne -- California Big Trees -- The Children of Cloud -- The Cloud People -- Rain Song -- The Corn Maidens -- The Search for the Corn Maidens -- Hasjelti and Hostjoghon -- The Song-hunter -- Sand Painting of the Song-hunter -- The Guiding Duck and the Lake of Death -- The Boy who Became a God -- Origin of Clear Lake -- The Great Fire -- Origin of the Raven and the Macaw -- Coyote and the Hare -- Coyote and the Quails -- Coyote and the Fawns -- How the Bluebird Got its Color -- Coyote's Eyes -- Coyote and the Tortillas -- Coyote as a Hunter -- How the Rattlesnake Learned to Bite -- Coyote and the Rattlesnake -- Origin of the Saguaro and Palo Verde Cacti -- The Thristy Quails -- The Boy and the Beast -- Why the Apaches are Fierce -- Speech on the Warpath -- The Spirit Land -- Song of the Ghost Dance.

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