Myths And Legends Of The Pacific Northwest Especially Of Washington And Oregon
Author: first_name: Katharine Berry
last_name: Judson
Language: English
Year: 1910

The basis on which these myths were selected necessarily excluded those which showed traces of the white man's religion or of the red man's coarseness.  Relatively speaking, only a few myths could be selected. These were the creation myths, the origin of the races, the theft of fire, the salmon, and especially those connected with the physical features of the country, such as those of Takhoma, Shasta, the Columbia River, and the group of mountains of the bridge of the gods….   No claim is made f