Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale
- ISBN-10
- 0812401026
- ISBN-13
- 9780812401028
- Series
- Arrow to the Sun
- Category
- Folk literature, Pueblo
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1977-02-01
- Publisher
- Perfection Learning
- Author
- Gerald McDermott
Description
An adaptation of the Pueblo Indian myth which explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.
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