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BOOK CATEGORY: Northeast Indians Eckstorm, Fannie Hardy The Handicrafts of the Modern Indians of Maine Description: [iv], 72 pp, plus 27 plates. Molly Spotted Elk [Mary Alice Nelson] Katahdin: Wigwam's Tales of the Abnaki Tribe and A Dictionary of Penobscot and Passamaquoddy Words with French and English Translations Description: xxii, 203 pp. Stories about Mt. Katahdin, the origins of corn and tobacco, animal behavior, how the rabbit lost his tail, how mice became small, and numerous others fill this volume. The author, born Mary Alice Nelson in 1903 on Indian Island is best known by her public entertainer persona "Molly Spotted Elk." In addition to working as a dancer and an actress, she wanted to publish a book of her writings based on Penobscot traditional tales. She set about doing so while in France, but the onset of World War II and the subsequent death of her husband disrupted her publication plans. This volume provides the most comprehensive Penobscot dictionary written and published by a Penobscot author. Nicholar, Joseph. Edited By Annette Kolodny The Life and Traditions of the Red Man Description: xv, 222 pp. Reprint of Nicolar's original 1893 work. This new edition has been prepared by Kolodny with the assistance of Nicolar’s descendants and members of the Penobscot Nation. It includes a summary history of the tribe; an introduction that illuminates the book’s narrative strategies, the aims of its author, and its key themes; and annotations providing historical context and explaining unfamiliar words and phrases. The book also contains a preface by Nicolar’s grandson, Charles Norman Shay. Nicolar's original book is scarce as most copies were destroyed in a fire. [ A facsimile edition in spiral bound paper wrappers was issued by the Penobscot Nation Museum in 2002; see our inventory # 3409B] Beige cloth with titles metallic blue on spine. New. Nicolar, Joseph. Edited by Annette Kolodny The Life and Traditions of the Red Man Description: xv, 222 pp. Reprint of Nicolar's original 1893 work. This new edition has been prepared by Kolodny with the assistance of Nicolar’s descendants and members of the Penobscot Nation. It includes a summary history of the tribe; an introduction that illuminates the book’s narrative strategies, the aims of its author, and its key themes; and annotations providing historical context and explaining unfamiliar words and phrases. The book also contains a preface by Nicolar’s grandson, Charles Norman Shay. Nicolar's original book is scarce as most copies were destroyed in a fire. [ A facsimile edition in spiral bound paper wrappers was issued by the Penobscot Nation Museum in 2002, see our inventory # 3409B] New. Simmons, William Scranton Cautantowwit's House; An Indian Burial Ground on the Island of Conanicut in Narragansett Bay Description: xix, 178 pp. With index, bibliography. Blue cloth, silver crow on cover, silver title on spine. Richly illustrated with photographs, drawings, maps, tables. Speck, Frank G. Penobscot Man. The Life History of a Forest Tribe in Maine. Description: Reprint of the 1940 University of Pennsylvania edition. With a new preface by David Sanger and 30 additional photographs. Whitten, Jeanne Patten. [Eckstorm, Fannie Hardy] Fannie Hardy Eckstorm: A Descriptive Bibliography of Her Writings Published and Unpublished Description: 107 pp. |
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