Nine Tales of Coyote - 1950

"There was once a time, before the coming of people, when animals ruled the earth and lived in tepees like their Indian brothers. The old people of the Numipu tribe, sitting around their lodge fires in Idaho, still love to tell the stories of those marvelous days when the art of magic was alive and their ancestors could change from human to animal form at will. There were great medicine men in that far-away time -- and the smartest and best of them all was the nimble brained Coyote, whose clever mischief makes up such a large and fascinating part of the folklore of the Nez Perce Indians who still inhabit our Northwest in large numbers. Through extensive research and a rich and lively interest in her subject, Fran martin has compiled some of the most colorful of these legends in a book as attractive in its format as in its contents..." - Nine Tales of Coyote - Fran Martin. Pictures by Dorothy Mcentee Published 1950, Harper & Row, New York Hardcover. Approx. 7x9in. 60pp. Ex.-library; library markings Dustjacket has a small tear top left front. Board edges show some minor wear. Otherwise in good vintage condition.