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12 de jun. de 2024 · The following is taken from Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales (1889) by George Bird Grinnell. As in many Native American tales, the number four is repeated as it is understood as sacred, representing the cardinal points of the compass and the spirits who preside over the directions.
- Joshua J. Mark
14 de jun. de 2024 · The original date of composition for The Snake Brother is unknown as it was passed down through oral transmission for centuries before it was written down in the 19th century. The first English version of it comes from Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales by George Bird Grinnell in 1889.
- Joshua J. Mark
Há 3 dias · Also in the Bancroft Library are the papers of George Bird Grinnell, a key figure in the establishment of Glacier National Park, as are the papers of noted post–World War II conservationist David Brower, who fought to protect national parks in the Colorado River watershed from dams.
Há 6 dias · We also found a memoir written by the expedition naturalist, George Bird Grinnell, who recalled visiting Standing Rock many years later. Goose approached Grinnell at the general store, “asking me if I had not gone to the Black Hills with Yellow Hair a good many years ago.”
Há 2 dias · In 1910, under the influence of the Boone and Crockett Club, and spearheaded by George Bird Grinnell and Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern, a bill was introduced into the U.S. Congress which designated the region a national park.
Há 4 dias · George Bird Grinnell, an influential conservationist and editor of “Forest and Stream” magazine, played a pivotal role. Grinnell first visited the region in the 1880s and was captivated by its beauty.
Há 2 dias · On May 7, 1894, the Boone and Crockett Club, acting through the personality of George G. Vest, Arnold Hague, William Hallett Phillips, W. A. Wadsworth, Archibald Rogers, Theodore Roosevelt, and George Bird Grinnell were successful in carrying through the Park Protection Act, which saved the park.
