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Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
A guide to myths, gods, and goddesses from cultures and civilizations throughout history, providing descriptions of individual dieities, looking at significant myths from various places in the world, and including an investigation of mythology themes.
Publisher
Crowell
Pub. Date
�1977
Language
English
Description
The American West is an evocative term that conjures up images of cowboys and Indians, covered wagons, sheriffs and outlaws, and endless prairies as well as contemporary images ranging from national parks to the oil, aerospace, and film industries. In addition, the West encompasses not only the past and present of the area west of the Mississippi but also the frontier as it moved across each of the fifty American states, offering the promise of freedom...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This book is an engaging and interesting compendium of bird facts. Presented in a format similar to that of Lawrence Millman's Fungipedia, the book contains alphabetized entries on all things birds- from basic biology, through taxonomy, to folklore and potted biographies of key figures in the development of ornithology. Entries are written with a general audience in mind, but are charming enough to attract expert birders as well. The book has roughly...
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Language
English
Description
Gardeners and nature-lovers alike will find The Encyclopedia of North American Trees informative and easy-to-use. Descriptions of 278 species, listed alphabetically by their botanical names outline each tree's growing habits, its identifying characteristics, and its place in the environment. This meticulously researched and full color guide is essential for anyone who would like to grow native trees, and for those who want to understand and identify...
Series
Garland reference library of the humanities volume 1551
Publisher
Garland Pub
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Contains entries for authors, titles, national literatures, themes, and motifs in literature and folklore.
"This encyclopedia examines the profound influence of folklore on literature. The more than 350 alphabetically arranged entries fall into four categories: writers and literary works that use folklore as a resource or source; concepts that make it easier to look at folklore and literature together; themes and characters that originated in oral...
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