American Folklore

A thousand years ago in west Africa, a hero stopped a sacrifice. He cut off the head of a monster, the head flying into the air. But the Soninke princess was not saved: she was caught in an unfulfilled ritual. She was lost, immortal and unrecognized.A thousand years later a Bamana peasant boy fled his home and was recruited by the spirits to help fulfill a quest traveling a new world, where the French were colonial rulers, then encountering the lost princess. Yet their paths are forced apart. Grounded in the mythology, folklore, and legendary history of the old empires of west Africa (...

Charles Alexander Eastman (1858-1939) was a mixed-blood Sioux. He became one of the best known Indians of his time, receiving a bachelor of science degree from Dartmouth in 1887 and a medical degree from Boston University three years later.

The Raven is as much a paradoxical creature as he is important in the myths of many native cultures. The central character of these stories, the Raven is considered the benevolent creator, filling the world with beauty and harmony, the master mind behind all that is good and looked upon with warm admiration. On the other hand, he is often viewed as a malevolent conniving, scheming trickster with self-gratification as his only goal.

The End of the Fourth World The First World was destroyed by a great fire falling from the sky. he Second World was destroyed by a great Ice Age. he Third World was destroyed by a world-wide flood. The signs of end of the Fourth World include earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, wildfires, social and political imbalance, droughts and famines, and erratic changes in the climate. So say the Hopi Shamans.Meet Jeremy Nash, world-renowned debunker of myths, unraveler of conspiracy theories, and skeptic of the supernatural. After enduring a harrowing trip by plane across the ...

When Funke’s mother dies in a tragic accident in Lagos, she’s sent to live with her maternal family in England. Traumatised by grief and against a backdrop of condescension and mild neglect, conformist Funke strives to fit in, determined to become one of them. Free-spirited Liv has always wanted to break free of her joyless family, resolved to be nothing like them. Fiercely protective of Funke, she at last has a purpose. And an ally. The two cousins give each other what they need most: love. But the past casts long shadows and the choices made by their mothers haunt Funke and Liv.

La palabra muisca, significa en lenguaje nativo persona o gente. Y según muy serias investigaciones los nativos muiscas parecen descendientes de los chinos que poblaron la América Central, y de ahí sin duda pasaron a Panamá, territorio que antes pertenecía a Colombia, Perú, Ecuador y otros lugares. Sí, a los “Chibchas” o “Muiscas” los hacen descendientes de los chinos, por cuanto el legisla cultural y legendaria, cuna a la vez de los primeros inventos y de una gran civilización. De la misma manera se afirma que los fenicios también se establecieron en América.

Book Five of the Ava'Lonan Herstories (An Illustrated Novel) The Tides were Turning... But in whose favor, the evil or the Ritious? With undiscovered enemies hidden and plotting against her and her Jur’Av’chi’n grievously wounded, Jeliya must juggle love, family and duty, all with equal devotion. All at odds, the three most important things in her life should have been one and the same, but stubbornly remained three. The Times were Turning... Before their very eyes, despite all that the High Family have suffered and struggled to bring about. Prophecy was becoming reality, and with all...

An Illustrated Science Fantasy Novel THE WORLD WAS DIVIDED... Literally. A wall of light shielded one half of the world of Alona from the threat of the other half, protecting a civilization that was over five thousand years old. THE MAGIC WAS DIVIDED... And made stronger by that division. Within the shield of light, the magics of light and air grew stronger than the magics of water and earth. And women, the wielders of these magics, came into power. Theirs was the Age of Light. THE SHIELD IS DYING... And the threat that has been held at bay for five thousand years looms over the land of ...

Remembering 5 missing weeks can save one world and doom another. The Dark Gods have arisen, and the man who knows how to stop them can't remember how. David Purcell was on his way to meet his girlfriend when he fell into a cave. He awakens in a hospital where he learns that he's been missing for five weeks. David has no memory of his time in the cave. He is also mysteriously free of any signs of starvation, injury or cave blindness. Adam Maho is an elderly Hopi who has seen visions of Kuskurza, the Third World of Hopi creation stories. It is a world that is supposed to have been destroyed ...

Welcome to "The Haunted Handbook: USA," a comprehensive guide to the legends and ghost stories that have captured the imagination of Americans for generations. From the misty swamps of Louisiana to the abandoned mansions of New England, this book takes you on a spine-tingling journey through the most haunted places in the United States. Discover the haunting tale of the Bell Witch in Tennessee, the ghostly apparitions at the Stanley Hotel in Colorado, and the eerie silence of the Winchester Mystery House in California. You'll learn about the legends and lore that have been passed down for ...

"SECRETS AND LIES by Marilyn Clay is a terrific book. Four young women come from England on a Bride Ship to marry colonists and help settle the New World. Strangers to one another, each girl brings a secret. After surviving the trip across the sea, they find life in the Jamestown colony is not what they dreamed. SECRETS AND LIES is like stepping through a doorway into history. Ms. Clay has done an incredible amount of research into the period, how it would look and smell and feel if you were truly in 1620s Jamestown. The romances are sweet and touching and made me sigh in pure happiness. ...

Kushtaka or Kooshdakhaa is a Tlingit word meaning “land otter man.” The Kushtaka is on one hand the nemeses of the Tlingit people, yet necessary to their Shamans who play a critical role in the survival of the Tlingits. The Tlingit people are as mysterious in their beliefs as the Kushtaka, making for strange bedfellows.

Charles Eastman is unique among Indian writers, whether storytellers or oral historians. He was raised traditionally, as a Woodland Sioux, by his grandmother, from 1858 to 1874, until he was 15. He thus gained a thorough first-hand knowledge of the lifeways, language, culture, and oral history. His father (thought to have been hanged at Mankato, Minnesota) reappeared and insisted he receive the white man's education.

The original, full accounting of a rebellion in the Heart of Dixie.

A maverick, unionist district in the heart of the Old South? A notorious county that seceded from the Confederacy? This is how Jones County, Mississippi, is known in myth and legend. Since 1864 the legend has persisted. Differing versions give the name of this new nation as Republic of Jones, Jones County Confederacy, and Free State of Jones. Over the years this story has captured the imaginations of many.

A short listen that packs some powerful magic. When Billy Proudfoot and Terry Blackbird return to the reservation for the funeral of a beloved friend, they are shocked to find themselves alone at the funeral home. When their friend rises from his casket, they make tracks to the only man they know who can help them, Odd Whitefeather. The old man explains that a Windigo is on the loose and that the two of them must defeat it, or die trying.

Insightful, telling, ironic, and moving, 14 Native-American legends reflect a nomadic non-property-owning culture, with a reverence for all things natural.

Shanahan's Stone is a tale about greed, vengeance, redemption, and love. So much history and mythology has become misinterpreted and altered over the years. Although modern day depictions describe leprechauns as little men dressed in green who hoard pots of gold, ancient Irish folklore depicted them quite differently. Shanahan's Stone breaks from these cliches and many other contemporary Irish stereotypes. It weaves an imaginative and unique story steeped in colorful Irish folklore.