A Brief Guide to Native American Myths and Legends: With a new introduction and commentary by Jon E. Lewis

by Lewis Spence

Overview

In this brilliant reworking of Lewis Spence's seminal Myths and Legends of the North American Indians, Jon E. Lewis puts the work in context with an extensive new introductory essay and additional commentary throughout the book on the history of Native Americans, their language and lifestyle, culture and religion/mythology. He includes examples of myths from tribes omitted by Spence, a guide to tribes and their myths by region, a basic Lakota (Sioux) glossary, guides to key pronunciations and a bibliography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780337883
Publisher:	Little, Brown Book Group
Publication date:	01/17/2013
Series:	Brief Histories
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	300
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Jon E. Lewis is an historian whose numerous books include The Mammoth Book of Native Americans and The Mammoth Book of The West. He lives in Herefordshire with his partner and children.