She disclaims originality, but she has rendered a service that will be appreciated by the many who have sought in vain for legends of the Indians. There is an agreeable surprise in store for any lover of folk-lore who will read these books.
Reproduction of the original.
" We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public.
Readers obtain a better grasp of the tribes' spiritual and cosmological perspectives, as well as their interactions with the land and with one another, through these stories.
In these creation and other myths of the American Southwest, collected at the turn of the twentieth century, Katharine Berry Judson has given us valuable insight in to customs and legends of Native-American peoples.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.
Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest by Katharine Berry Judson