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Varying Form of Title: | Mujer del maiz Stories and legends of the Hispanic Southwest Cuentos y leyendas del sudoeste hispano
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ISBN: | 0585147566 9780585147567 0313069891 9780313069895 1563081946 9781563081941
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-232). Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
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Summary: | The culture, history, and spirit of the Hispanic Southwest are brought to readers through this fascinating collection of 45 cuentos (stories and legends) from the region. From ancient creation myths of the Aztecs and traditional tales of Spanish colonialists to an eclectic sampling of the work of modern Latino storytellers, this book provides a rich tapestry of both obscure and well-loved stories-religious stories; animal tales; stories of magic, transformation, and wisdom; and chistes (short comic tales). Fifteen tales are also presented in Spanish. The origin and historical development of th.
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Other form: | Print version: Vigil, Angel. Corn woman. Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1994 1563081946
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