Wade, Mrs. Mary Hazelton (Blanchard). Indian fairy tales, as told to the children of the wigwam. $1. Wilde.
The folk-lore of the red people as it was handed down from generation to generation is found in this little volume for young readers who cannot but feel the charm of the mythical red heroes and of the things of the water, the air, and the stars themselves which figure in these stories of: The daughter of the stars, White Feather and the six giants, The magic moccasins, Hiawatha, Lex, Gloaskap, Manabozho, The fire plume and all the others.
+ Ind. 61: 1408. D. 13, ’06. 40w.
Wade, Mrs. Mary Hazelton (Blanchard). Old colony days: stories of the first settlers and how the country grew, with il. by Sears Gallagher. [+]75c. Wilde.
The second volume in “Uncle Sam’s old-time stories.” Uncle Sam is the story-teller and follows the principal events of colonial days, showing with what courage, in spite of hardships and dangers, the settlers struggled for free homes. It is a juvenile book adapted to class-room needs.
“Would have been much more effective had the first settlers and the country’s growth been followed in a direct manner.”
– Ind. 61: 1408. D. 13, ’06. 40w.
Waggaman, Mary T., and others. Juvenile round table, third series. $1. Benziger.