Katahdin: Wigwam's Tales of the Abnaki Tribe and A Dictionary of Penobscot and Passamaquoddy Words with French and English Translations by Molly Spotted Elk [Mary Alice Nelson] - 2003

Orono, Maine: Maine Folklife Center, 2003. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Fine. xxii, 203 pp. Softcover. A collection of Penobscot traditional tales, written by a member of the tribe: stories about Mt. Katahdin, the origins of corn and tobacco, animal behavior, how the rabbit lost his tail, how mice became small, and numerous others. The author, born Mary Nelson, is best known as a dancer and an actress by her public entertainer persona "Molly Spotted Elk." This volume also provides the most comprehensive Penobscot dictionary written by a Penobscot author to date. Fine.