Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest
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1. Front matter2. Preface3. The Beginning of Newness4. The Men of the Early Times5. Creation and Longevity6. Old Mole's Creation7. The Creation of the World8. Spider's Creation9. The Gods and the Six Regions10. How Old Man Above Created the World11. The Search for the Middle and the Hardening of the World12. Origin of Light13. Pokoh, the Old Man14. Thunder and Lightning15. Creation of Man16. The First Man And Woman17. Old Man Above and the Grizzlies18. The Creation of Man-Kind and the Flood19. The Birds and the Flood20. Legend of the Flood21. The Great Flood22. The Flood and the Theft of Fire23. Legend of the Flood in Sacramento Valley24. The Fable of the Animals25. Coyote and Sun26. The Course of the Sun27. The Foxes and the Sun28. The Theft of Fire29. The Theft of Fire30. The Earth-Hardening After the Flood31. The Origins of the Totems and of Names32. Traditions of Wanderings33. The Migration of the Water People34. Coyote and the Mesquite Beans35. Origin of the Sierra Nevadas and Coast Range36. Yosemite Valley37. Legend of Tu-Tok-A-Nu'-La (El Capitan)38. Legend of Tis-Se'-Yak (South Dome and North Dome)39. Historic Tradition of the Upper Tuolumne40. California Big Trees41. The Children of Cloud42. The Cloud People43. Rain Song44. Rain Song45. Rain Song46. The Corn Maidens47. The Search for the Corn Maidens48. Hasjelti and Hostjoghon49. The Song-Hunter50. Sand Painting of the Song-Hunter51. The Guiding Duck and the Lake of Death52. The Boy Who Became A God53. Origin of Clear Lake54. The Great Fire55. Origin of the Raven and the Macaw56. Coyote and the Hare57. Coyote and the Quails58. Coyote and the Fawns59. How the Bluebird Got its Color60. Coyote's Eyes61. Coyote and the Tortillas62. Coyote as a Hunter63. How the Rattlesnake Learned to Bite64. Coyote and the Rattlesnake65. Origin of the Saguaro and Palo Verde Cacti66. The Thirsty Quails67. The Boy and the Beast68. Why the Apaches are Fierce69. Speech on the Warpath70. The Spirit Land71. Song of the Ghost Dance