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by Tristram Potter Coffin (Editor)
This collection of folktales, originally published in 1961, presents stories from a wide range of North American indigenous peoples. The stories are grouped into three categories: "The Way the World Is," "What Man Must Know and Learn," and "The Excitement of Living."
Author Biography
Tristram P. Coffin (1922-2012) was Professor of English and Folklore at the University of Pennsylvania.