NATIVE AMERICAN MYTHS
collected 1636–1919

(Talking Stone – published July 2018



★★★★★ RATINGS 
on amazon and Goodreads


"fascinating collection...presents some outstanding examples of historical Native American stories...sensitively retold to convey the flavour and colour of the oral storytellers...allowing us as readers, an enthralling insight into Native American storytellers and their diverse cultural backgrounds. Each of the ten sections of the collection has an introductory section describing the life, history and storytelling traditionsof the people behind these stories, complete with historical pictures... Each story is accompanied by short notes giving details of the original narrator where known, and summarising related stories...  Overall, it was a pleasure to review this book.  I recommend it without reservation; the scholarship is excellent."
– Grammarye, the journal of the 
Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy
at Chichester University

"Billed as the most comprehensive book of its kind ever produced by a UK author, this fascinating sounding collection of Native American myths – including such extraordinary characters as Bear Woman, the Thunderbirds and the Keeper of the Brains of the Dead – is the result of three years' research in hundreds of archives.  Also covers ten different American cultures and their histories."
– The Bookseller


"Sensitive, well collected and written from the perspective of a trained anthropological interpretivist" 

– 5-star review on amazon.com



Over 100 ancient stories, verse narratives, songs, anecdotes and fragments of wisdom, all collected before 1920, sources from 55 different Native American peoples.

Presents much material never before available to the UK general reader.

Promotes harmony between people
and respect for the natural world.

Dramatic, humorous, haunting and inspiring –
using fantastical allegory 
to explore universal human behaviour and concerns.


Includes fascinating information about
the original Native American storytellers
and their diverse cultural backgrounds and histories.

Enhanced by ancient songs, wisdom and historical pictures.

Combines meticulous scholarship
with vivid storytelling true to the original narratives