Folk-Tales of the Coast Salish

Folk-Tales of the Coast Salish

by William R. Seaburg (Author), Laurel B. Sercombe (Author), Thelma Adamson (Author)

Synopsis

First published in 1934, this collection of tales was recorded and edited by Thelma Adamson (1901-1983), a student of Franz Boas and one of the first women to conduct ethnographic fieldwork in the Pacific Northwest. A major contribution to our knowledge of western Washington Salish oral traditions, Folk-Tales of the Coast Salish contains 190 texts from nineteen consultants.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 472
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Bison Books
Published: 25 Jan 2010

ISBN 10: 0803226683
ISBN 13: 9780803226685