The Box of Daylight (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781258373368)

The Box of Daylight is a collection of Native American myths and legends retold by William Hurd Hillyer. The book features stories from various tribes including the Tlingit, Navajo, and Hopi tribes. The stories are centered around themes of creation, nature, and the supernatural. The title story, The Box of Daylight, is a Tlingit legend about Raven, a trickster figure, who steals the daylight from a clan of people and brings it to the world. Other stories include The Navajo Origin Legend, The Story of the First Hummingbird, and The Legend of the Hopi Spider Woman. The Box of Daylight is a fascinating read that offers insight into the beliefs and traditions of Native American cultures.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: William Hurd Hillyer
ISBN-10: 125837336X
ISBN-13: 9781258373368
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
Language: English
Published: 06/09/2012
Pages: 194
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d