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Book

The woman in the woods and other North American stories

Call Number

  • J GRAPHIC NOVEL 398.2 WOMA (CEN, EAS, WSQ)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

Chicago, IL : Iron Circus Comics, 2022.

Physical Description

135 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Summary

Loup Garrou, trickster rabbits, and spirits with names that can't be spoken--the plains and forests of North America are alive with characters like these, all waiting to meet you in this collection of folklore retold in comics! This fifth volume of the "Cautionary Fables and Fairytales" anthology series features updated takes on ancient stories from tribes spanning the continent, bursting with bedside tales that are thrilling, chilling, and most of all inspiring

Notes

Chiefly illustrations.

Contents

  • As it was told to me (Odawa) / Chokfi (Chickasaw) / White Horse Plains (Métis/Cree) / The rougarou (Métis) / Agonjin in the water (Ojibwe) / The woman in the woods (Taino) / Into the darkness (Navajo) / By the light of the moon (S'Kallam)

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