The life and traditions of the Red man : a rediscovered treasure trove of Native American literature /

Joseph Nicolar's "The Life and Traditions of the Red Man" tells the story of his people from the first moments of creation to the earliest arrivals and eventual settlement of Europeans. Self-published by Nicolar in 1893, this is one of the few sustained narratives in English composed...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nicolar, Joseph, 1827-1894 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Kolodny, Annette, 1941-2019 (Editor ), Shay, Charles Norman, 1924- (Editor ), Newsom, Bonnie D. (Editor , writer of afterword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2007.
Colección:e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Temas:
Geschichte (umfassend)
Geschichte.
Penobscot mythology.
Penobscot Indians > Folklore.
Penobscot Indians > Social life and customs.
Penobscot > Folklore.
Penobscot > Mœurs et coutumes.
Mythologie penobscot.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Native American Studies.
Penobscot Indians
Penobscot mythology
Mythos
Mythen > Abnaki.
Ethnologie.
Amérindien (peuple) > tradition > Penobscot (Etats-Unis, baie) > 16e s. > 20e s.
Amérindien (peuple) > culture > Penobscot (Etats-Unis, baie) > 16e s. > 20e s.
Penobscot Bay Region (Me.) > Folklore.
Maine > Penobscot Bay Region
Abnaki > Geschichte 19. Jh.
USA.
Penobscot (Volk)
Penobscot.
Folklore
Folklore.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Illustrations
  • Preface / Charles Norman Shay
  • Acknowledgments
  • A summary history of the Penobscot nation / Annette Kolodny
  • Introduction to Joseph Nicolar's 1893 The Life and Traditions of the Red Man / Annette Kolodny
  • A note on Nicolar's text
  • Joseph Nicolar's The Life and Traditions of the Red Man
  • Preface
  • ch. 1
  • The creation
  • Klose-Kur-Beh's journey
  • Meeting his companions
  • The marriage
  • ch. 2
  • With the aid of May May, Klose-kur-beh destroyed the serpent
  • The sea voyage
  • ch. 3
  • Klose-kur-beh's hunting
  • The first mother changed into corn and tobacco
  • ch. 4
  • The winter and the seven years famine
  • The discovery of the first White man's track
  • ch. 5
  • The fish famine
  • The capture of the white swan and the white spiritual men driven away
  • ch 6
  • The winding up the war with the May-Quays
  • The Grand Council established
  • The arrival and settlement of the White man
  • Conclusion
  • Notes to the Nicolar text
  • Afterword / Bonnie D. Newsom
  • Works consulted and recommendations for further reading
  • Illustration credits.

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