In Indian Tents: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

In Indian Tents, credited to Abby Langdon Alger, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of In Indian Tents by Abby Langdon Alger. Read in English by BettyB; ToddHW; Jules Hawryluk; Kalynda; Hope A collection of the legends and stories of North Eastern Indians "In the summer of 1882 and 1883, I was associated with Charles G. Leland in the collection of the material for his book The Algonquin Legends of New England, published in 1884. I found the work so delightful, that I have gone on with it since, whenever I found myself in the neighborhood of Indians. The supply of legends and tales seems to be endless, one supplementing and complementing another, so that there may be a dozen versions of one tale, each containing something new. I have tried, in this little book, in every case, to bring these various versions into a single whole; though I scarcely hope to give my readers the pleasure which I found in hearing them from the Indian story-tellers. Only the very old men and women remember these stories now; and though they know that their legends will soon be buried with them, and forgotten, it is not easy task to induce them to repeat them. One may make half-a-dozen visits, tell his own best stories, and exert all his arts of persuasion, in vain, then stroll hopelessly by some day, to be called in to hear some marvellous bit of folklore. These old people have firm faith in witches, fairies, and giants of whom they tell; and any trace of amusement or incredulity would meet with quick indignation and reserve." - Abby L. Alger - Summary by Phil chenevert and the author

Recording facts

• Recording title: In Indian Tents
• Author credits: Abby Langdon Alger
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 23
• Listed recording duration: 2:38:16

Catalogue topics

• american indian

Track guide

1. 01 - The Creation — 4:05
2. 02 - Grandfather Thunder — 4:52
3. 03 - The Fight of the Witches — 11:45
4. 04 - Ūliske — 4:44
5. 05 - Story of Wālūt — 15:16
6. 06 - Old Snowball — 8:05
7. 07 - Āl-wūs-ki-ni-gess, the Spirit of the Woods — 2:25
8. 08 - M’Tēūlin, the Great Witch — 4:58
9. 09 - Summer — 5:23
10. 10 - The Building of the Boats — 5:09
11. 11 - The Merman — 7:31
12. 12 - Story of Sturgeon — 6:44
13. 13 - Grandfather Kiawākq’ — 4:12
14. 14 - Old Governor John — 4:12
15. 15 - K’chī Gess’n, the Northwest Wind — 12:03
16. 16 - Big Belly — 4:16
17. 17 - Chībaloch, the Spirit of the Air — 2:37
18. 18 - Story of Team, the Moose — 5:48
19. 19 - The Snake and the Porcupine — 1:54
20. 20 - Why the Rabbit’’s Nose is Split — 2:47
21. 21 - Story of the Squirrel — 27:20
22. 22 - Wawbāban, the Northern Lights — 4:29
23. 23 - The Wood Worm’’s Story, Showing Why the Raven’’s Feathers are Black — 7:40

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