You recall the expression toting the lead row, don t you?In chopping cotton or corn there is always a leader, one who can chop the fastest of them all.When he finishes his row, he goes back and helps the other choppers finish theirs.The one who totes the lead row takes the lead place in the next row. Ruby Pickens Tartt
As a young woman growing up in Livingston in the Black Belt region of Alabama, Ruby Pickens Tartt developed a keen interest in the stories, songs, and folklore of rural blacks.Born in 1880, this remarkable woman lived through 94 years of dramatic change for blacks and...
You recall the expression toting the lead row, don t you?In chopping cotton or corn there is always a leader, one who can chop the fastest of them...
George Stiggins, a Creek Indian half blood living in Alabama, wrote this history more than 150 years ago. Raised in the white culture by his father, an English trader, Stiggins nevertheless lived in close contact with the Creeks because his mother was a full blood of the Natchez tribe, part of the Creek Confederacy. Stiggins writes with firsthand knowledge of the tribes in the central southeast--the Alabamas, Natchez, Abekas, Uchees, and others. He tells of their origins, their towns and chiefs, and their way of life, he traces critical events leading to the Creek War--the battles of...
George Stiggins, a Creek Indian half blood living in Alabama, wrote this history more than 150 years ago. Raised in the white culture by his father, a...
A colorful fictional account for middle-school children of the meeting between De Soto and the Alabama Indians on his historic expedition through the South. These Indians were the last of the Mound Builders, led by a peace-loving king. The Gold Disc of Coosa describes their civilized culture in the years until 1540, when the Indians finally made their fateful stand against the Spanish at Maubila.
A colorful fictional account for middle-school children of the meeting between De Soto and the Alabama Indians on his historic expedition through the ...
You recall the expression toting the lead row, don t you?In chopping cotton or corn there is always a leader, one who can chop the fastest of them all.When he finishes his row, he goes back and helps the other choppers finish theirs.The one who totes the lead row takes the lead place in the next row. Ruby Pickens Tartt As a young woman growing up in Livingston in the Black Belt region of Alabama, Ruby Pickens Tartt developed a keen interest in the stories, songs, and folklore of rural blacks.Born in 1880, this remarkable woman lived through 94 years of dramatic change for blacks and...
You recall the expression toting the lead row, don t you?In chopping cotton or corn there is always a leader, one who can chop the fastest of them...
In this collection of almost sixty tales, Indians themselves--Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, Seminoles, and others--tell us about their beliefs, their traditions, and their history, in myths and legends that cover the classic themes of world mythology. Most of the stories were recorded in the late nineteenth century, at a time when Indian myth-keepers who remembered the tribal tales were still alive. Notes and introductory comments throughout the book provide background information for the stories. Editors Virginia Pounds Brown and Laurella Owens bring these stories together for the...
In this collection of almost sixty tales, Indians themselves--Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, Seminoles, and others--tell us about their beli...
