American Indian Mythology Author:Alice Marriott & Carol K. Rachlin Illustrated with 27 black and white pictures. The Indian myths and legends presented here-exquisite as literature, valuable for ethnologic study--represent more than 20 major N. American tribes. Taken together, these tales reveal much about the American Indian: his religion, traditions, history, thnic humor & sadness, the similarities & differen... more »ces among tribes, the effects of the White Man's coming. New utaules as weulul as uould--manuy published here for the first time--show the development of oral literature from long ago to the presetn.« less