Author: Henry W. Shoemaker
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271045205
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
How a Mountain Was Made
Author: Greg Sarris
Publisher: Heyday.ORIM
ISBN: 1597144231
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Inspired by Native American creation tales, these sixteen interconnected stories tell the origin of California’s Sonoma Mountain. In the tradition of Calvino’s Italian Folktales, Greg Sarris, author of the award-winning novel Grand Avenue, turns his attention to his ancestral homeland of Sonoma Mountain in Northern California. In sixteen interconnected original stories, the twin crows Question Woman and Answer Woman take us through a world unlike yet oddly reminiscent of our own: one which blooms bright with poppies, lupines, and clover; one in which Water Bug kidnaps an entire creek; in which songs have the power to enchant; in which Rain is a beautiful woman who keeps people’s memories in stones. Inspired by traditional Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo creation tales, these stories are timeless in their wisdom and beauty, and because of this timelessness their messages are vital and immediate. The figures in these stories ponder the meaning of leadership, of their place within the landscape and their community. In these stories we find a model for how we can all come home again. At once timeless and contemporary, How a Mountain Was Made is equally at home in modern letters as the ancient story cycle. Sarris infuses his stories with a prose stylist’s creativity and inventiveness, moving American Indian literature in an emergent direction. This edition features a reader’s guide that provides thoughtful jumping-off points for discussion. Praise for How a Mountain Was Made “These are charming and wise stories, simply told, to be enjoyed by young and old alike—stories need us if they are to come forth and have life too.” —Kirkus Reviews “Stunning. . . . Neither an arid anthropological text nor another pseudo-Indian as-told-to fabrication. Instead, Sarris has breathed new life into these ancient Northern California tales and legends, lending them a subtle, light-hearted voice and vision.” —Scott Lankford, Los Angeles Review of Books“/I>/DESC> indigenous fiction;native american fiction;indigenous;native american;short stories;short fiction;folk tales;legends;mythology;myth;creation stories;nature;environment;place;sonoma mountain;california FIC059000 FICTION / Indigenous FIC029000 FICTION / Short Stories FIC010000 FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology FIC077000 FICTION / Nature & the Environment 9781597142533 Brother and the Dancer Keenan Norris
Publisher: Heyday.ORIM
ISBN: 1597144231
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Inspired by Native American creation tales, these sixteen interconnected stories tell the origin of California’s Sonoma Mountain. In the tradition of Calvino’s Italian Folktales, Greg Sarris, author of the award-winning novel Grand Avenue, turns his attention to his ancestral homeland of Sonoma Mountain in Northern California. In sixteen interconnected original stories, the twin crows Question Woman and Answer Woman take us through a world unlike yet oddly reminiscent of our own: one which blooms bright with poppies, lupines, and clover; one in which Water Bug kidnaps an entire creek; in which songs have the power to enchant; in which Rain is a beautiful woman who keeps people’s memories in stones. Inspired by traditional Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo creation tales, these stories are timeless in their wisdom and beauty, and because of this timelessness their messages are vital and immediate. The figures in these stories ponder the meaning of leadership, of their place within the landscape and their community. In these stories we find a model for how we can all come home again. At once timeless and contemporary, How a Mountain Was Made is equally at home in modern letters as the ancient story cycle. Sarris infuses his stories with a prose stylist’s creativity and inventiveness, moving American Indian literature in an emergent direction. This edition features a reader’s guide that provides thoughtful jumping-off points for discussion. Praise for How a Mountain Was Made “These are charming and wise stories, simply told, to be enjoyed by young and old alike—stories need us if they are to come forth and have life too.” —Kirkus Reviews “Stunning. . . . Neither an arid anthropological text nor another pseudo-Indian as-told-to fabrication. Instead, Sarris has breathed new life into these ancient Northern California tales and legends, lending them a subtle, light-hearted voice and vision.” —Scott Lankford, Los Angeles Review of Books“/I>/DESC> indigenous fiction;native american fiction;indigenous;native american;short stories;short fiction;folk tales;legends;mythology;myth;creation stories;nature;environment;place;sonoma mountain;california FIC059000 FICTION / Indigenous FIC029000 FICTION / Short Stories FIC010000 FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology FIC077000 FICTION / Nature & the Environment 9781597142533 Brother and the Dancer Keenan Norris
Where the World Begins
Author: Arthur Dawson
Publisher: Sonoma Mountain Preservation
ISBN: 9780997276503
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Where the World Begins invites you to explore our natural treasure at the heart of southern Sonoma County. Approaching the Sonoma Mountain as a living presence, as a refuge for wildlife and natural systems, and as a source of inspiration, the book weaves together diverse local voices.
Publisher: Sonoma Mountain Preservation
ISBN: 9780997276503
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Where the World Begins invites you to explore our natural treasure at the heart of southern Sonoma County. Approaching the Sonoma Mountain as a living presence, as a refuge for wildlife and natural systems, and as a source of inspiration, the book weaves together diverse local voices.
Pennsylvania Mountain Stories
Author: Henry W. Shoemaker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
The Fire on the Mountain, and Other Stories from Ethiopia and Eritrea
Author: Harold Courlander
Publisher: Henry Holt Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 9780805036527
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
A compilation of favorite folktales exhibiting wisdom and experience
Publisher: Henry Holt Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 9780805036527
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
A compilation of favorite folktales exhibiting wisdom and experience
Mountain Stories
Author: Heather Dawe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781916081246
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781916081246
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Uncivilisation
Author: Paul Kingsnorth
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780995540262
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780995540262
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Pennsylvania Mountain Stories
Author: Henry W. Shoemaker
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271045205
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271045205
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Great Smoky Mountain Stories
Author: W. Clark Medford
Publisher: The Overmountain Press
ISBN: 9781570721595
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
This book is the fourth in a series about the Smoky Mountain “west-of-the-Ridge” section of Western North Carolina—its history, people, customs, traditions, and folklore—with a strong emphasis on Haywood County.
Publisher: The Overmountain Press
ISBN: 9781570721595
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
This book is the fourth in a series about the Smoky Mountain “west-of-the-Ridge” section of Western North Carolina—its history, people, customs, traditions, and folklore—with a strong emphasis on Haywood County.
Stories from the White Mountains
Author: Mike Dickerman
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625845324
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
Throughout its rich and varied history, New Hampshire's White Mountains region has played host to explorers and adventurers, as well as grand hotels and their well-heeled guests. In this anthology of historical writing, local author Mike Dickerman captures the spirit, tenacity and resourcefulness of those who have lived, worked and played in these Great White Hills. His stories also bring to life dramatic events that scarred the landscape long ago, such as tragic plane crashes and the devastating Hurricane of 1938. The book spans the ages, from the logging railroads of yesteryear to the forest fire lookout towers of the mid-20th century, and covers the expanse of these rolling hills, from the snow-laden heights of Mount Washington to the stately grounds of the Mountain View House in Whitefield.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625845324
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
Throughout its rich and varied history, New Hampshire's White Mountains region has played host to explorers and adventurers, as well as grand hotels and their well-heeled guests. In this anthology of historical writing, local author Mike Dickerman captures the spirit, tenacity and resourcefulness of those who have lived, worked and played in these Great White Hills. His stories also bring to life dramatic events that scarred the landscape long ago, such as tragic plane crashes and the devastating Hurricane of 1938. The book spans the ages, from the logging railroads of yesteryear to the forest fire lookout towers of the mid-20th century, and covers the expanse of these rolling hills, from the snow-laden heights of Mount Washington to the stately grounds of the Mountain View House in Whitefield.
Robert’S Short Stories
Author: Robert D. Porter
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 149690737X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
Robertss short stories is a book of 10 short stories for children some of the stories are Mr. grey squirrel a story about a adventure of a grey squirrel that has a adventure collecting nits. Another story is Mr. Pepper a story about a man that goes n an adventure. A third story is about a social worker. A woman who devotes her life helping others to obtain employment. The book has other stories that are for children or anyone who might like reading books that tells stories about animal adventures or adventures of other people like Mark Twains stories were. Like stories you might find in a Library. The adventures of Hackle Barry Fine. Or stories like Alice in Wonder Land or any of Disney stories. This book was written for not only children but for anyone who like to sit down on the couch at home or the bed and read a book that will take you in places you dream about. Or take children into the life of their favorite animal Friends.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 149690737X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
Robertss short stories is a book of 10 short stories for children some of the stories are Mr. grey squirrel a story about a adventure of a grey squirrel that has a adventure collecting nits. Another story is Mr. Pepper a story about a man that goes n an adventure. A third story is about a social worker. A woman who devotes her life helping others to obtain employment. The book has other stories that are for children or anyone who might like reading books that tells stories about animal adventures or adventures of other people like Mark Twains stories were. Like stories you might find in a Library. The adventures of Hackle Barry Fine. Or stories like Alice in Wonder Land or any of Disney stories. This book was written for not only children but for anyone who like to sit down on the couch at home or the bed and read a book that will take you in places you dream about. Or take children into the life of their favorite animal Friends.