Myths and Legends of the Sioux

by Marie L. McLaughlin

Book Overview

The timid rabbit who outwits the tyrannical bear, the wonderful turtle who marries the Indian chief's daughter, the pet crane who saves a family--these and many other legendary figures appear in Myths and Legends of the Sioux. Marie L. McLaughlin, born to a white father and a mixed-blood Sioux mother, heard these stories while growing up among the eastern Sioux of Minnesota. When she recorded them for posterity in 1916 she had long been the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803281714
• ISBN13: 9780803281714
• Release Date: September 1990
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.0"