Author:

Latta, Frank F. 1892-1983  Search this

Physical description:

209 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm

Type:

Folklore

Place:

California

Date:

1999

1936

C1999

Notes:

Originally publisher in 1936 by F.F. Latta.

"A collection of California Indian folklore tales which were told during the long winter evenings long before the white people came to California."

Contents:

Creation stories -- Fire stealing stories -- Origin stories -- Mythological games -- Stories of Yosemite -- Stories of the heavens -- Mythological hero stories -- Creation of man

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_970071