Algonquin Legends

by Charles Godfrey Leland

Book Overview

This classic collection contains myths, legends, and folklore of the principal Wabanaki, or northeastern Algonquin Indians, i.e. the Passamaquoddies and Penobscots of Maine and the Micmacs of New Brunswick. Most of this material was gathered directly from Indian narrators by Charles G. Leland (1824-1903), a brilliant and gifted Philadelphia-born journalist, essayist, and folklorist. In compiling the work, Leland noted interesting affinities between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486269442
• ISBN13: 9780486269443
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.4"

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