Author : Edward Sapir
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
ISBN 13 : 1772822981
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Tales of extraordinary experience by : Edward Sapir
Download or read book Tales of extraordinary experience written by Edward Sapir and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These Tales of Extraordinary Experience detail encounters with spirit-beings and other supernatural occurrences, as related by the Nuu-Chah-Nulth of Vancouver Island’s west coast. They were recorded primarily in the area of Port Alberni between 1910 and 1923 by the famous linguist Edward Sapir and by his chief interpreter, Alexander Thomas.