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Myths and legends of the Pacific Northwest
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Myths and legends of the Pacific Northwest

Author: Katharine Berry Judson
Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©1997.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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These collected myths and tales of the Indians of the Pacific Northwest - the Klamath, Nez Perce, Tillamook, Modoc, Shastan, Chinook, Flathead, Clatsop, and other tribes - were first published in 1910. Here are their stories concerning the creation of the universe, the theft of fire and daylight, the death and rebirth of salmon, and, especially, the formation of such geographical features as The Dalles, the Columbia  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Folklore
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Katharine Berry Judson
ISBN: 0803275951 9780803275959
OCLC Number: 35770855
Notes: Originally published: Chicago : A.C. McClurg, 1910.
Description: 144 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Responsibility: selected by Katharine Berry Judson ; introduction to the Bison books edition by Jay Miller.
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These collected myths and tales of the Indians of the Pacific Northwest - the Klamath, Nez Perce, Tillamook, Modoc, Shastan, Chinook, Flathead, Clatsop, and other tribes - were first published in 1910. Here are their stories concerning the creation of the universe, the theft of fire and daylight, the death and rebirth of salmon, and, especially, the formation of such geographical features as The Dalles, the Columbia River, the Yukon River, and Mounts Shasta, Hood, Rainier, Baker, and Adams.

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