{"product_id":"myths-and-tales-of-the-john-swanton-9780806127842","title":"Myths and Tales of the Southeastern Indians","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1929, John R. Swanton's Myths and Tales of the Southeastern Indians is a classic of American Indian folklore. During the years 1908-1914 Swanton gathered the myths and legends of the descendants of Muckhogean-speaking peoples living in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, and in this volume he preserved more than three hundred tales of the Creek, Hitchiti, Alabama, Koasati, and Natchez Indians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMyths and Tales of the Southeastern Indians\u003c\/i\u003e stands as the largest collection of Muskhogean oral traditions ever published. Included are stores on the origin of corn and tobacco, the deeds of ancient native heroes, visits to the world of the dead, and encounters between people and animals or supernatural beings in animal form. Animal tales abound, especially those on the southeastern trickster Rabbit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Swanton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0806127848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806127842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.07h x 5.99w x 0.78d","brand":"John Swanton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992459084031,"sku":"9780806127842","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_56db708b-49dd-4c90-a1df-ca1f0428150d.jpg?v=1683319064","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/myths-and-tales-of-the-john-swanton-9780806127842","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}