American Indian Myths and Legends edited by Richard Erdoes & Alfonso Ortiz [FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION] 1985 • Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library

American Indian Myths and Legends edited by Richard Erdoes & Alfonso Ortiz

FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION [1985] PANTHEON FAIRY TALE & FOLKLORE LIBRARY

Large, heavyweight trade paperback 1st in excellent condition.

A still like new and seemingly unread copy with some trace shelf wear to cover.  Reads like new!

This magnificent collection gathers 160 tales from 80 tribal gathers to offer a rich and lively panorama of the Native American mythic heritage. From all across the continent come tales of creation and love, of heroes and war, of animals, tricksters, and the end of the world. Alfonso Ortiz, an eminent anthropologist, and Richard Erdoes, an artist and master storyteller, Indian voices in the best folkloric sources of the nineteenth century to make this the most comprehensive and authentic volume of American Indian myths available anywhere.

With black-and-white drawings throughout
Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library