Description: Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales by George Bird Grinnell Features stories about a Pawnee youth, who serves as a peacemaker, a warriors quest for lost joy, and such tales as "The Dun Horse," "The Bear man," "The Snake Brother," and "The Ghost Wife." Extended notes describe the origins and migrations of the Pawnees, their customs, methods of warfare, and later history. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In the late 1880s the ethnologist and writer George Bird Grinnell visited the Pawnee Agency in Indian Territory. To Eagle Chief, whom he had known for many years, he explained the object of his visit: ""Father, we have come down here to . . . ask the people about how things used to be in the olden times, to hear their stories, to get their history, and then to put all these things down in a book."" The chief meditated for a time and then said: ""It is good and it is time. Already the old things are being lost, and those who know the secrets are many of them dead. . . . The old men told their grandchildren, and they told their grandchildren, and so the secrets and the stories and the doings of long ago have been handed down.""The result of Grinnells field work was Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales, first published in 1899. Here are stories about a Pawnee youth who serves as a peacemaker and a warriors quest for lost joy, and such tales as ""The Dun Horse,"" ""The Bear man,"" ""The Snake Brother,"" and ""The Ghost Wife."" Extended notes describe the origins and migrations of the Pawnees, their customs, methods of warfare, and later history. Author Biography George Bird Grinnells Blackfoot Lodge Tales: The Story of a Prairie People, The Cheyenne Indians: Their History and Ways of Life, By Cheyenne Campfires, and The Punishment of the Stingy and Other Indian Stories are also available as Bison Books. Details ISBN0803250800 Author George Bird Grinnell Language English ISBN-10 0803250800 ISBN-13 9780803250802 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 1990 Edition 2nd Imprint University of Nebraska Press Place of Publication Lincoln Country of Publication United States Short Title PAWNEE HERO STORIES & FOLK-TAL Residence US Birth 1849 Death 1938 Series Bison Book Publisher University of Nebraska Press Edition Description Revised Illustrations Illus. Subtitle with Notes on The Origin, Customs and Characters of the Pawnee People DOI 10.1604/9780803250802 UK Release Date 1990-11-01 AU Release Date 1990-11-01 NZ Release Date 1990-11-01 US Release Date 1990-11-01 Pages 417 Publication Date 1990-11-01 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159559081;
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ISBN-13: 9780803250802
Book Title: Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales
Number of Pages: 417 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales: with Notes on The Origin, Customs and Characters of the Pawnee People
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication Year: 1990
Subject: History
Item Height: 203 mm
Item Weight: 490 g
Type: Textbook
Author: George Bird Grinnell
Subject Area: Regional History
Item Width: 135 mm
Format: Paperback
