Myths and Tales of the White Mountain Apache
Myths and Tales of the White Mountain Apache

Author: Grenville Goodwin

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 1994-03

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 0816514518

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These 57 tales (with seven variants) gathered between 1931 and 1936 include major cycles dealing with Creation and Coyote, minor tales, and additional stories derived from Spanish and Mexican tradition. The tales are of two classes: holy tales said by some to expalin the origin of ceremonies and holy powers, and tales which have to do with the creation of the earth, the emergence, the flood, the slaying of monsters, and the origin of customs. As Goodwin was the first anthropologist to work with the White Mountain Apache, his insights remain a primary souce on this people.

Ghosts of the O.K. Corral and Other Hauntings of Tombstone, Arizona
Ghosts of the O.K. Corral and Other Hauntings of Tombstone, Arizona

Author: Matt Chandler

Publisher: Capstone Press

Published: 2020-08

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 1496683706

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Tombstone, Arizona, is known for its Wild West roots. Did the gun fights, showdowns, and foul play that happened there lead to today's haunted stories? Learn about the O.K. Corral and other paranormal hotspots in this spooky historic town. Between these pages, readers will find just the right amount of scariness for a cold, dark night.

Arizona Myths and Legends
Arizona Myths and Legends

Author: Sam Lowe

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2016-11-01

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 1493023055

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Arizona Myths and Legends explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Arizona’s history, like the story of Pearl Hart or the ghosts that live in the Hotel Vendome. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in Arizona history.

Arizona
Arizona

Author: Carole Marsh

Publisher: Carole Marsh Books

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 70

ISBN-13: 0793373174

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Yaqui Myths and Legends
Yaqui Myths and Legends

Author:

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 1959

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9780816504671

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Sixty-one tales narrated by Yaquis reflect this people's sense of the sacred and material value of their territory.

Legends and Lore of Ancient America
Legends and Lore of Ancient America

Author: Frank Joseph

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 1900-01-01

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 1477728082

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If you want to spark young people’s interest in history, teach them about the undocumented legends they won’t find in their traditional history books. This title offers readers a juicy retelling of what some people speculate is an alternate history of the Americas. From Vikings maps of America hundreds of years before Columbus to the discovery of a lost Christian colony in prehistoric Michigan, this book dares to uncover some of history’s most controversial legends.

Spooky Southwest
Spooky Southwest

Author: S. E. Schlosser

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2017-07-01

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1493028006

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A collection of folktales highlighting famous and not-so-famous Southwestern ghosts, mysterious happenings, powers of darkness, and wonders of the invisible world. Here we have a collection of unnerving tales of events that happened—and still do happen—in the collective back yard of the Southwestern states. Accompanied by evocative illustrations, these compelling retellings of popular folktales feature supernatural occurrences and ghosts of all sorts, from cattle rustlers to runaway trains. Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for 35 creepy tails of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico, and Texas. Set in the American Southwest's historic towns and sparsely populated expanses, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your shoulder again and again.