Apache legends & lore of southern New Mexico : from the sacred mountain
Record details
- ISBN: 9781626194861
- ISBN: 1626194866
- ISBN: 9781540210210
- ISBN: 1540210219
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Physical Description:
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208 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm - Publisher: Charleston ; The History Press, 2014.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-206). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword, by Mary M. Serna -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Coming full circle -- In the shadow of the sacred mountain -- History and traditions of the Apache -- The legacy of Old Scout Bigmouth (1855-1958) -- Percy Bigmouth's gifts (1891-1959) -- The coveted haven -- "I kept it in my sleeves" (as told by Percy Bigmouth and Eve Ball) -- The legend of creation -- Its strings are made of rainbows: the Apache cradleboard ceremony -- Classic animal stories and antics -- Old coyote (the trickster) tales -- Of doves and Old Brown Turkey -- Legends of caves and bats -- On the war trail -- Of raiding and war -- Enemy people (Comanches) -- The return of the captives -- The Battle of Coyote Mountain -- Victory and bitter defeat -- Apache vengeance -- gold, silver and a pueblo's demise -- Crossing over the bridge. |
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Genre: | History. |
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Lummi Library | E 99 .A6 F6 S26 2014 | 290374 | Stacks | Available | - |
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