The Inland Whale — Nine Stories Retold from California Indian Legends

Description: The Inland Whale — Nine Stories Retold from California Indian Legends By Theodora Kroeber; University of California Press Full title: “The Inland Whale, Nine Stories Retold from California Indian Legends.“ This is an artfully written collection of stories told mostly by the Yurok Indians their homeland is along the lower Klamath River to the sea, and what is now a part of northern California. Theodora Kroeber first got the book polished in 1959. There were two later editions . This one is circa 1970s, published by the University of California Press, Berkeley, California. Condition: Good. This is a good reading copy. Solid book, no writing except for book seller notations top right corner inside front cover. All pages present and well attached. There’s a remainder mark along the bottom edges of the pages. Front cover shows slight damage, lower outside corner. Inventory shelf eight 8. Extract from chapter, “the stories in this book.” “Their homeland is along the lower Klamath River to the sea. From the Klamath, came salmon. All anyone could eat, fresh or smoked or dried. “From the ocean, came sea lions, sea otters, an occasional whale, surf, fish, mussels – – the wealth of the cold and polluted Pacific waters. “In the hills behind the ocean and above the river, but never far from either were elk and deer, tan oaks for acorns…” Wikipedia background; The Inland Whale is a 1959 book by Theodora Kroeber. It is a retelling of nine pieces of Indigenous American folklore, along with authorial commentary. Kroeber's prose received praise. The book was described as a work of comparative literature, that sought to demonstrate the literary merit of indigenous oral traditions. The Inland Whale contains nine pieces of Indigenous American folklore, and a large section of commentary from the author. Sources for the stories include two unpublished legends from the Yurok and Karok peoples narrated to Theodora Kroeber and her husband Alfred, as well as material in existing collections from the Wintu, Yana, Maidu, Yokuts, and Mohave indigenous groups. The pieces share a common theme of heroines. One is a poem, and another an excerpt from a longer epic work. The pieces are loosely translated by Kroeber, who also edited them to make them accessible to Westerners with no knowledge of ethnology. Kroeber occasionally merged versions of the stories from different groups. The commentary section contains references to the original publication of all the pieces. It also covers the history and distribution of each piece., The University of California Press book's introduction is by anthropologist Oliver La Farge. Inventory shelf eight.

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