KOOTENAI WHY STORIES

By Frank B. Linderman-As a young man in the 1880s, the author befriended the Kootenai Indians and around their campfire he listened to their stories and became familiar with them. In 1926 he was able to translate the tales and publish them capturing the mystery and spirit of their world.The stories make sense of nature and explain such things as: why the coyote has thin legs, or why the moose has a moose’s nose. 166 pages.