Tales of the Earth: Native North American Creation Mythology Weidenfeld & Nicolson First Rex brings his ball

First Rex brings his ball over

A former procrastinator who pushed off tasks and goals out of fear and overwhelm

Hank and his lover

historian Judith Flanders traces the triumph of alphabetical order and offers a compendium of Western knowledge

as wild as she is precise

Tales of the Earth: Native North American Creation Mythology Weidenfeld & Nicolson First Rex brings his ballA revealing analysis of key themes in Native American origin myths and their stark contrast with the exceptionalist values of the United States. Tales of the Earth is a comprehensive yet concise overview of Native American mythologies. After outlining theories of the origins of Native North Americans, David Leeming considers the creation myths of many tribes, emphasizing four commonly occurring figures: the Great Spirit, the trickster, the goddess,