American Indian Fairy Tales: with no written language, Native Americans living in the Lake Superior region passed their cultural identity down through the generations by way of stories. Far more than mere tales to amuse children, they passed along the collective wisdom of the tribes. In the 1830s, government Indian Agent and ethnologist Henry R. Schoolcraft learned the language of these people and went out to collect and preserve their stories before the tribes di...

This edition features illustrations.   CONTENTS (abridged list) CHAPTER I A MAN AND A MAID ... CHAPTER XXIV THE GOOD-BYE About the Author "David Belasco (1853 – 1931) was an American theatrical producer, impresario, director and playwright." --Wikipedia