Legends of the Yosemite Mi-wok

This is a revised edition of an entertaining collection of some of the most representative Miwok legends from the Yosemite region. Efforts were made to find the earliest, and presumably most accurate, versions of the stories, which have been rewritten in as consistent a style as possible. New to this version are notes providing the source of each legend, and information about alternate versions, variations, etc. An annotated bibliography lists important original works from which these legends were extracted. The legends (18 total) have such titles as How Ah-ha'-le Created People, U-wu'-lin, the Giant of Ah-wah-nee, and The Legend of Tu-tok-an-a. Several new legends have been added including a series of three involving Wek'-wek the Falcon. Harry Fonseca's engaging pencil drawings provide fifteen beautiful color illustrations for the legends.