INDIAN LEGENDS OF VANCOUVER ISLAND - TEXT BY ALFRED CARMICHAEL - ILLUSTRATED BY J. SEMEYN
BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION
ILLUSTRATIONS
A PEN PICTURE OF BARKLEY SOUND - THE ANCIENT HOME OF THE SESHAHTS
THE SUMMER HOME OF THE SESHAHTS
THE LEGEND OF THE THUNDER BIRDS - NAMES OCCURRING IN "THE LEGEND OF THE THUNDER BIRDS"
THE LEGEND OF THE THUNDER BIRDS
HOW SHEWISH BECAME A GREAT WHALE HUNTER - NAMES OCCURRING IN THE LEGEND OF SHEWISH
HOW SHEWISH BECAME A GREAT WHALE HUNTER
THE FINDING OF THE TSOMASS - NAMES AND WORDS OCCURRING IN THE LEGEND "THE FINDING OF THE TSOMASS"
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (61K characters)
Release date
2005-12-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1874–1963
Best known for preserving traditional stories from Vancouver Island, this early 20th-century writer left behind a compact but memorable work. His book draws on stories he said he heard in the Alberni district, giving modern readers a glimpse of how he understood local oral traditions.
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