Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest

By Ella Elizabeth Clark, Tiffany Clarke Harrison, Ella E. Clarke

Book Overview

This collection of more than one hundred tribal tales, culled from the oral tradition of the Indians of Washington and Oregon, presents the Indians' own stories, told for generations around their fires, of the mountains, lakes, and rivers, and of the creation of the world and the heavens above. Each group of stories is prefaced by a brief factual account of Indian beliefs and of storytelling customs. Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest is a treasure, still in print after fifty years.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520239261
• ISBN13: 9780520239265
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Readable native american lore

Though this book was first published in 1953, the stories and legends enclosed in Ms. Clark's book are interesting in 1999. I was surprized to find a story and lore concerning a local rock painting site. Each of the stories are indentified by the tribe or nation they come from. This book is a must for anyone interested in Native American lore or legends.