Joseph Nicolar

The Life and Traditions of the Red Man

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9781015415256
• ISBN-10: 1015415253
• Artikelnr.: 66476787

Inhaltsangabe

Illustrations vii
Preface / Charles Norman Shay ix
Acknowledgments xiii
A Summary History of the Penobscot Nation / Annette Kolodny 1
Introduction to Joseph Nicolar's 1893 The Life and Traditions of the Red
Man / Annette Kolodny 35
A Note on Nicolar's Text 89
Joseph Nicolar's The Life and Traditions of the Red Man
Preface 95
1. The Creation.—Klose-kur-beh's Journey.—Meeting his Companions.—The
Marriage 97
2. With the aid of May May, Klose-kur-beh destroyed the Serpent.—The Sea
Voyage. 114
3. Klose-kur-beh's hunting.—The first mother changed into corn and tobacco.
130
4. The winter and the seven years famine.—The discovery of the frist white
man's track. 142
5. The fish famine.—The capture of the white swan and the white spiritual
men driven away. 161
6. The winding up the war with the May-Quays.—The grand council
established—The arrival and settlement of the white man. 184
Conclusion 195
Notes to the Nicolar Text 201
Afterword / Bonnie D. Newsom 213
Works Consulted and Recommendations for Further Reading 215
Illustration Credits 221