Indian Myths & Legends from the North Pacific Coast of America: A Translation of Franz Boas' 1895 Edition of Indianische...
- ISBN-10
- 0889225532
- ISBN-13
- 9780889225534
- Category
- Social Science / Folklore & Mythology
- Pages
- 702
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Talonbooks Limited
- Author
- Franz Boas
Description
This volume of Native myths and legends is an indispensable document in the history of North American anthropology.
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