| The Inland Whale: Nine Stories Retold from California Indian Legends First Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Kroeber, Theodora (Author), Kroeber, Karl (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0520246934 ISBN-13: 9780520246935 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION: "Thanks to Mrs. Kroeber's simple, supple style, the stories all succeed as stories; they please, engage, move, or divert without depending for their effect on their exotic source."--"The New Yorker" "The varying but almost always superb story style of these narratives will speak to all."--"New York Herald Tribune ""This is a jewel of a book."--"San Francisco Chronicle" "These stories enlarge life. They remind us of Shakespeare and Aeschylus. . . . That Mrs. Kroeber's book should generate such thoughts is proof of its power and beauty."--"New York Times Book Review |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 398.209 |
| LCCN: 2005041873 |
| Lexile Measure: 1170 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.86" W x 7.98" (0.51 lbs) 212 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 30735 Reading Level: 7.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nine tales, selected and retold here by anthropologist and author Theodora Kroeber for the adult general-interest reader. The new foreword by her son, Karl Kroeber, provides context about the author's methods and describes his own personal connection to the stories themselves. |