Maidu Texts (1912)

Maidu Texts is a book compiled by Roland B. Dixon in 1912. The book contains a collection of traditional stories and legends of the Maidu people, a Native American tribe that primarily inhabited the Sierra Nevada foothills in California. The texts were collected through fieldwork conducted by Dixon during the early 1900s, and they provide insight into the Maidu culture, beliefs, and way of life. The stories cover a range of topics, including creation myths, animal fables, and tales of heroic deeds. The book also includes linguistic analysis of the Maidu language, as well as notes on the cultural context of the stories. Overall, Maidu Texts is an important resource for those interested in Native American history and culture, as well as linguistics and folklore studies.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.