Myths of the Cherokee: Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology
- ISBN-10
- 1482044102
- ISBN-13
- 9781482044102
- Series
- Myths of the Cherokee
- Pages
- 614
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-01-23
- Publisher
- CreateSpace
- Author
- James Mooney
Description
Published in 1902, this volume contains a vast collection of Cherokee myths and legends categorized into different topics. Includes cosmoginic myths, quadruped myths, birds, snakes, fish, insects, wonder stories, historical traditions, a historical sketch of the Cherokee including relations with the United States, the removal, the Arkansas band, the Texas band, the Eastern Cherokee and much more.
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