{"product_id":"pueblo-indian-folk-stories-paperback","title":"Pueblo Indian Folk-Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles F. Lummis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert F. Gish\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles F. Lummis's profound understanding of Indian and Spanish culture in the American Southwest is reflected in this collection of thirty-two myths centering around the Pueblo of Isleta on the Rio Grande. In adapting these traditional oral tales, Lummis drew on his experience of living at Isleta and his familiarity with the native language. originally published in 1894, \u003ci\u003ePueblo Indian Folk-Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is as enchanting as ever. Seven elders seated around a campfire take turns telling about Antelope Boy. the fabled coyote, the man who married the moon, the snake-girls, the sobbing pine, the feathered barbers, the hero twins, the revengeful fawns, and other natural and supernatural entities. Beautifully wrought, these wisdom and initiation stories speak to all who have not lost their sense of wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles F. Lummis, who founded the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, wrote such books as \u003ci\u003eA Tramp across the Continent\u003c\/i\u003e, also reprinted in a Bison Book edition. Robert F. Gish is Director of Ethnic Studies and a professor of English and Ethnic Studies at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. His books include \u003ci\u003eFrontiers End: The Life and Literature of Harvey Fergusson\u003c\/i\u003e published by the University of Nebraska Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 257\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 7.98 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722884255807,"sku":"9780803279384","price":32.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/76bd3cd1a6e32321d758eff86101f0db.webp?v=1765097287","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/pueblo-indian-folk-stories-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}