ISBN10: 0472051741, ISBN13: 9780472051748, [publisher: The University of Michigan Press] Softcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Over the course of its history, the state of Michigan has produced its share of folktales and lore. Many are familiar with the Ojibwa legend of Sleeping Bear Dunes. But what about Detroit's Nain Rouge, the red-eyed imp they say bedevilled the city's earliest residents? Sheryl James collects these and more stories of the legendary people, events, and places from Michigan's real and imaginary past.
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ISBN10: 0472051741, ISBN13: 9780472051748, [publisher: The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor] Softcover Paperback. Over the course of its history, the state of Michigan has produced its share of folktales and lore. Many are familiar with the Ojibwa legend of Sleeping Bear Dunes, and most have heard a yarn or two told of Michigans herculean lumberjack, Paul Bunyan.But what about Detroits Nain Rouge, the red-eyed imp they say bedevilled the citys earliest residents? Or Le Griffon, the Great Lakes original ghost ship that some believe haunts the waters to this day? Or the Bloodstoppers, Upper Peninsula folk whove been known to halt a wounds bleeding with a simple touch thanks to their magic healing powers?In Michigan Legends, Sheryl James collects these and more stories of the legendary people, events, and places from Michigans real and imaginary past. Set in a range of historical time periods and locales as well as featuring a collage of ethnic traditionsincluding Native American, French, English, African American, and Finnishthese tales are a vivid sample of the states rich cultural heritage. This book will appeal to all Michiganders and anyone else interested in good folktales, myths, legends, or lore. Over the course of its history, the state of Michigan has produced its share of folktales and lore. Many are familiar with the Ojibwa legend of Sleeping Bear Dunes. But what about Detroits Nain Rouge, the red-eyed imp they say bedevilled the citys earliest ...
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ISBN10: 0472051741, ISBN13: 9780472051748, [publisher: University of Michigan Press] Softcover
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2013]

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ISBN10: 0472051741, ISBN13: 9780472051748, [publisher: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL] Softcover New
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