The bestselling memoir of a Native American woman's struggles and the life she found in activism: "courageous, impassioned, poetic and inspirational" ( Publishers Weekly).Mary Brave Bird grew up on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota in a one-room cabin without running water or electricity. With her white father gone, she was left to endure "half-breed" status amid the violence, machismo, and aimless drinking of life on the reservation. Rebellin...

"Through the experiences of this family of great medicine men, readers are taken on an intimate journey through 120 years of Lakota history." — Library Journal"I am Crow Dog. I am the fourth of that name. Crow Dogs have played a big part in the history of our tribe and in the history of all the Indian nations of the Great Plains during the last two hundred years. We are still making history."Thus opens the extraordinary and epic account of a...

In this follow-up to her acclaimed memoir Lakota Woman, the bestselling author shares "a grim yet gripping account" of Native American life ( The Boston Globe).In this stirring sequel to the now-classic Lakota Woman, Mary Brave Bird continues the chronicle of her life with the same grit, passion, and piercing insight. It is a tale of ancient glory and present anguish, of courage and despair, of magic and mystery, and, above all, of the su...

More than 160 tales from eighty tribal groups present a rich and lively panorama of the Native American mythic heritage. From across the continent comes tales of creation and love; heroes and war; animals, tricksters, and the end of the world.“This fine, valuable new gathering of ... tales is truly alive, mysterious, and wonderful—overflowing, that is, with wonder, mystery and life" (National Book Award Winner Peter Matthiessen). In addition to mining the best folk...

Of all the characters in myths and legends told around the world, it's the wily trickster who provides the real spark in the action, causing trouble wherever he goes. This figure shows up time and again in Native American folklore, where he takes many forms, from the irascible Coyote of the Southwest, to Iktomi, the amorphous spider man of the Lakota tribe. This dazzling collection of American Indian trickster tales, compiled by an eminent anthropologist and a master storyteller, serves as...

From Davy Crockett, Wild Bill Hickok, and Calamity Jane to Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and Frank and Jesse James, here are more than 130 colorful stories of the pioneers, cowboys, outlaws, gamblers, prospectors, and lawmen who settled the wild west, creating a uniquely American hero and an enduringly fascinating folk mythology.In this wonderfully boisterous treasury of tall tales, everyone and everything is larger than life and bragging is elevated into an art form. Many of these stor...

A collection of stories, poems, and meditations that illuminate the spiritual world of the Navajo.• Explores the Navajo's fundamental belief in the importance of harmony and balance in the world.• Shares Navajo healing ways that have been handed down for generations.• Includes meditations following each story or poem.Navajo myths are among the most poetic in the world, full of dazzling word imagery. For the Navajo, who call themselves the Dine (literally, "t...

More than 160 tales from eighty tribal groups present a rich and lively panorama of the Native American mythic heritage. From across the continent comes tales of creation and love; heroes and war; animals, tricksters, and the end of the world.“This fine, valuable new gathering of ... tales is truly alive, mysterious, and wonderful—overflowing, that is, with wonder, mystery, and life" (National Book Award Winner Peter Matthiessen). In addition to mining the best fol...

A collection of stories, poems, and meditations that illuminate the spiritual world of the Navajo.• Explores the Navajo's fundamental belief in the importance of harmony and balance in the world.• Shares Navajo healing ways that have been handed down for generations.• Includes meditations following each story or poem.Navajo myths are among the most poetic in the world, full of dazzling word imagery. For the Navajo, who call themselves the Dine (literally, "t...

National Book Award Finalist: The "impressive" conclusion to the "magisterial trilogy on the mythology of violence in American history" ( Film Quarterly)."The myth of the Western frontier—which assumes that whites' conquest of Native Americans and the taming of the wilderness were preordained means to a progressive, civilized society—is embedded in our national psyche. U.S. troops called Vietnam 'Indian country.' President John Kennedy invoked 'New Frontier...

Explore the history of two medieval English royal houses through the lives of three generations of fascinating women.Elizabeth Woodville, queen to Edward IV and mother of the Princes in the Tower.Elizabeth of York, daughter of Elizabeth Woodville and the first Tudor queen of England.Elizabeth Grey, granddaughter of Elizabeth Woodville and Countess of Kildare, whose life both in England and across the Irish Sea was closely entwined with the Tudor Court....

Scandinavian Folktales — Where Magic and Reality Converge!Step into a world of enchantment, danger, and mystique as you meet the Vættir of Scandinavia. They are the Hidden Folk, the creatures of Scandinavian folklore, come alive in this collection of tales that brings together well-known beings like trolls, giants, and elves, as well as lesser-known figures such as the enigmatic Creaky Cart.Within the pages of this volume lie traditional Scandinavian short ...