Choctaw Tales

Full of information on Choctaw life

I enjoyed the stories very much. T he narrative about how the author explained the stories was a little exhaustive.

Item as described, arrived in good condition. Thank you.

I like that the stories were told by members of the Choctaw in their own words. I would give it more than five stars if I could.

This is a great collection of tales kept within the Choctaw perspective, it even has the Choctaw version of some of the stories.

A little too simplistic and ill ordered for my taste. The stories are grouped by subject and the subjects sometimes don't really relate. would have been better to have entire sections by individuals rather than trying to mix their stories -

The book begins with a rich descriptions of the various settings in which the stories of the Choctaw people continue to be told. Mould provides vivid accounts of a range of storytelling sessions and clearly shows that it isn't accurate to view this tradition as a lost art. He then provides a useful description of salient aspects of Choctaw history and culture to contextualize the stories. His discussions of the various narrative genres and the various spiritual and supernatural beings are especially intriguing. The book then consists of a well-organized and highly readable presentation of fascinating stories. Some of them were compiled from previous collections while others are stories that he collected with the assistance of people within the Choctaw community. The stories are interesting reading and provide an important documentation of a vibrant storytelling tradition. It is especially interesting to read these stories while thinking about the continuity of contemporary tales with the older stories of the past.