{"product_id":"totkv-mocvsenew-fire-creek-folktales-9780806136295","title":"Totkv Mocvse\/New Fire: Creek Folktales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTotkv Mocvse\/New Fire\u003c\/em\u003e presents the work of Earnest Gouge, an important early Creek (Muskogee) author, and makes available for the first time-in Creel and English--the myths and legends of a major American Indian tribe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1915, Earnest Gouge was encouraged by ethnographer John Reed Swanton to record Creek legends and myths. Gouge's manuscript lay in the National Anthropological Archives for eighty-five years until two Creek-speaking sisters, Margaret McKane Mauldin and Juanita McGirt, and linguist Jack B. Martin, began translating and editing the document. In \u003cem\u003eTotkv Mocvse\/New Fire, \u003c\/em\u003eGouge's stories appear in parallel format, with the Creek text alongside the English translation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe stories cover many themes, from the humorous allegories of Rabbit, Wolf, and other personified animals, to hunting stories designed to frighten a nighttime audience in the woods. An insightful foreword by Craig Womack and Jack Martin's introduction frame the stories within Creek literature and history. Martin and Mauldin also provide brief introductions to each story, highlighting key elements of Creek culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Earnest Gouge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 11.06w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806136295","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42710532194441,"sku":"9780806136295","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_d03dcfec-7fdd-46d4-9c32-0e96414fa4f9.jpg?v=1719538084","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/totkv-mocvsenew-fire-creek-folktales-9780806136295","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}