Judson. Legends of the Mississippi and Great Lakes

Today's free book is Myths and Legends of the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes, edited by Katharine Berry Judson. You can find out more about this book in the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Project GutenbergInternet ArchiveGoogle Books, and Hathi Books. There is a free audiobook at LibriVox also!





The Earth-Maker ... Winnebago 
Creation ... Chitimacha 
The Creation ... Wyandot 
Creation of the Races ... Biloxi 
Story of the Creation ... Ojibwa 
Creation (a fragment) ... Ojibwa 
Creation of the Mandans ... Mandan 
The Flood ... Chitimacha 
The Great Flood (a fragment) ... Mandan 
The Great Flood ... Menomini 
Origin of Fire ... Menomini 
The Thunderers and the Origin of Fire ... Menomini 
The Origin of Fire ... Chitimacha 
The Gifts of the Sky God ... Chitimacha 
Mondamin ... Ojibwa 
Mondamin ... Ottawa 
The Corn Woman ... Cherokee 
Discovery of Wild Rice ... Ojibwa 
Origin of Wild Rice ... Ojibwa 
Origin of Winnebago ... Menomini 
The Origin of Tobacco ... Menomini 
Origin of Maple Sugar ... Menomini 
Manabush and the Moose ... Menomini 
Origin of Day and Night ... Menomini 
Origin of the Bear ... Cherokee 
Origin of the Word Chicago ... Ojibwa 
Origin of the Word Chicago ... Menomini 
The Coming of Manabush ... Menomini 
The Story of Manabush ... Menomini 
Manabozho and West ... Ojibwa 
Manabush and the Great Fish ... Menomini 
The Departure of Manabush ... Menomini 
The Return of Manabush ... Menomini 
The Request for Immortality ... Menomini 
Peboan and Seegwun ... Ojibwa 
The Grave Fires ... Ojibwa 
The Death Trail ... Cherokee 
The Duck and the North West Wind ... Ojibwa 
How the Hunter Destroyed Snow ... Menomini 
The Pipe of Peace ... Ojibwa 
The Thunder’s Nest ... Ojibwa 
The Pipestone ... Sioux 
The Pipestone ... Knisteneaux 
Pau-puk-kee-wis ... Ojibwa 
Iagoo, the Boaster ... Ojibwa 
Ojeeg, the Summer-Maker ... Ojibwa 
Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting ... Cherokee 
Rabbit and the Tar Baby ... Biloxi 
Rabbit and Tar Wolf ... Cherokee 
Rabbit and Panther ... Menomini 
How Rabbit Stole Otter’s Coat ... Cherokee 
Rabbit and Bear ... Biloxi 
Why Deer Never Eat Men ... Menomini 
How Rabbit Snared the Sun ... Biloxi 
When the Orphan Trapped the Sun ... Ojibwa 
The Hare and the Lynx ... Ojibwa 
Welcome to a Baby ... Cherokee 
Baby Song ... Cherokee 
Song to the Firefly ... Ojibwa 
Song of the Mother Bears ... Cherokee 
The Man in the Stump ... Cherokee 
The Ants and the Katydids ... Biloxi 
When the Owl Married ... Cherokee 
The Kite and the Eagle ...   
The Linnet and the Eagle ... Ojibwa 
How Partridge got his Whistle ... Cherokee 
How Kingfisher got his Bill ... Cherokee 
Why the Blackbird Has Red Wings ... Chitimacha 
Ball Game of the Birds and Animals ... Cherokee 
Why the Birds Have Sharp Tails ... Biloxi 
The Wildcat and the Turkeys ... Biloxi 
The Brant and the Otter ... Biloxi 
The Tiny Frog and the Panther ...   
The Frightener of Hunters ... Choctaw (Bayou Lacomb) 
The Hunter and the Alligator ... Choctaw (Bayou Lacomb) 
The Groundhog Dance ... Cherokee 
The Racoon ... Menomini 
Why the Opossum Plays Dead ... Biloxi 
Why the ’Possum’s Tail is Bare ... Cherokee 
Why ’Possum Has a Large Mouth ... Choctaw (Bayou Lacomb) 
The Porcupine and the Two Sisters ... Menomini 
The Wolf and the Dog ... Cherokee 
The Catfish and the Moose ... Menomini 
Turtle ... Menomini 
The Worship of the Sun ... Ojibwa 
Tashka and Walo ... Choctaw (Bayou Lacomb) 
Sun and Moon ... Menomini 
The Moon Person ... Biloxi 
The Star Creatures ... Cherokee 
Meteors ... Menomini 
The Aurora Borealis ... Menomini 
The West Wind ... Chitimacha 
The Lone Lightning ... Ojibwa 
The Thunders ... Cherokee 
Months of the Year ... Natchez 
Why the Oaks and Sumachs Redden ... Fox 
The Man of Ice ... Cherokee 
The Nunnehi ... Cherokee 
The Little People ... Cherokee 
War Song ... Ojibwa 
The War Medicine ... Cherokee 
The Coming of the White Man ... Wyandot