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Author
Pub. Date
1985.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A two-time National Book Award finalist's "ambitious and provocative" look at Custer's Last Stand, capitalism, and the rise of the cowboys-and-Indians legend (The New York Review of Books).
In The Fatal Environment, historian Richard Slotkin demonstrates how the myth of frontier expansion and subjugation of Native Americans helped justify the course of America's rise to wealth and power. Using Custer's Last Stand as a metaphor for what Americans...
14) Cerberus
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
Recounts the Greek myth about the three-headed dog who was employed to guard the portals of the Underworld.
15) The Cyclopes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
Describes the origins of the cyclopes, their work as servants to the gods, and their memorable encounter with Ulysses.
17) Hecate
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
Recounts the myth of the goddess of the underworld known for her witchcraft and black magic.
18) Medusa
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
Recounts the story of the serpent-haired creature whose gaze turned people to stone, and the adventures of the hero who eventually vanquished her.
19) The Minotaur
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
Recounts the Greek myth about the monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man, which lived in the Labyrinth in Crete until killed by the hero Theseus.
20) Procrustes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
Presents the exploits of the monstrous bandit who offered hospitality to travelers on the road from Troezen to Athens, only to perform horrible acts once they went to bed.
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