CALIFORNIA TRADITIONAL STORIES Bierhorst, John ed.; Curtis,
Edward S., photog. The Girl Who Married a Ghost. New York, NY:
Macmillan ChildGroup; 1984. 113 pages. (elementary/secondary).
This collection contains nine of the 350 tales collected by
photographer Edward S. Curtis (1868--1952). These tales
represent sacred origin stories, ghost stories, trickster tales,
and non-sacred campfire tales. The book is organized by
geographic area---Plains, Northwest Coast, and California---each
with a short introduction. The book is illustrated with Curtis'
photographs. Curtis has received criticism for "staging" his
subjects, creating culturally inaccurate portraits. Bierhorst
has edited these tales into simple, easy prose.
e/s/legend/Plains/Northwest Coast/California. Curry, Jane
Louise; Watts, James, illus. Back in the Beforetime: Tales of
the California Indians. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books;
1987. 134 pages. (lower and upper elementary). The author
retells legends from twenty-two unidentified California Indi