"The practical necessity of being preserved and handed on by word of mouth only, must be constantly borne in mind in considering the development of Indian verse forms. It operated to keep poetry tied to its twin-born melody, which assisted in memory, and was constantly at work modifying the native tendency to adjust the rhythm to every changing movement of the story." Bringing together the chants, songs and oral legends of Native American tribes from...

Introduces the history, dwellings, artwork, religious beliefs, clothing, food, and other elements of life of the Native American tribes of the Southwest.

Young readers are introduced to the history and culture of the Cherokee Indians.

Half-Indian medical investigator Ben Pecos joins a lady reporter to probe mysterious deaths on a reservation in New Mexico. One death propels to power a man in favor of a casino. A first novel.