Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins: An Encyclopedia
10 best books like Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins: An Encyclopedia (Carol Rose): Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West, Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux, Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World, Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West, Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales, The Fairy Bible: The Definitive Guide to the World of Fairies, Encyclopedia of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, & Other Supernatural Creatures, A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend and Folklore, Favorite Folktales from Around the World, American Indian Myths and Legends
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
| Author | Dee Brown |
| ISBN | 0805066691 |
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is Dee Brown's eloquent, fully documented account...
Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux
| Author | Black Elk |
| ISBN | 0803283857 |
Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World
| Author | Jack Weatherford |
| ISBN | 0449904962 |
THE WASHINGTON POST
After 500 years, the world's huge debt to the wisdom of the Indians of the Americas has finally been explored in...
Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West
| Author | Hampton Sides |
| ISBN | 0385507771 |
In the fall of 1846 the venerable Navajo warrior Narbona, greatest of his people’s chieftains, looked down upon the small town of Santa Fe, the stronghold of the Mexican settlers he had been fighting...
| Author | Gordon Jarvie |
| ISBN | 0140622063 |
Firstly I adored the graphic representation of the Scottish accent - “aboot” (about), “leddy” (lady), “oot” (out), “ain” (one), “banes” (bones), and so many others -, I believe it added a feeling of hearing the story directly...
| Author | Teresa Moorey |
| ISBN | 1402745486 |
Encyclopedia of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, & Other Supernatural Creatures
| Author | Katharine M. Briggs |
Unfortunately it's out of print and the least expensive copy I've been able...
| Author | W.B. Yeats |
| Author | Jane Yolen |
Hero
The Iroquois story of "The Flying Head" tells the folktale of a giant head with wings that came out of its cheeks and a mouth full of fangs. This giant head would fly at night looking...
| Author | Richard Erdoes |
| Author | Thomas Keightley |
| ISBN | 0517263130 |
I will caution: not a book to read if you're looking for something light. I was sometimes frustrated by the lack of English in certain sections. Almost all of the Spain section I couldn't read because...
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| ISBN | 0681617349 |
I think the Goodreads summary can give as good a feel as anything for this book: "An authoritative A to...
| Author | Peter Berresford Ellis |
| ISBN | 0786711078 |
A Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels
| Author | Gustav Davidson |
I got this book in December 1983, probably as a Christmas present (sorry, can't remember from whom). I had started to acquire reference books, and...
The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures: The Ultimate A-Z of Fantastic Beings from Myth and Magic
| Author | John Matthews |
The Mythical Creatures Bible: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Mythical Creatures
| Author | Brenda Rosen |
| ISBN | 1841813427 |
A broad but comprehensive overview of interesting myths and legends. Maybe I'm biased as well but I think the American myths are very D: and less colourful than the rest of the world. Really interesting also to learn that there are 9 types of Chinese dragons. Everything is symbolic of course.
My...