Doug Elliott is a storyteller, herbalist and naturalist whose specialty is the American Appalachians. He is the author of several books featuring his own illustrations. His recordings and writings take much from the Native American

mythology Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. Since "myth" is widely used to imply that a story is not objectively true, the identification of a narrat ...

and

world view A worldview or world-view or ''Weltanschauung'' is the fundamental cognitive orientation of an individual or society encompassing the whole of the individual's or society's knowledge, culture, and point of view. A worldview can include natural p ...

. In addition, Elliott is an expert on

basket weaving Basket weaving (also basketry or basket making) is the process of weaving or sewing pliable materials into three-dimensional artifacts, such as baskets, mats, mesh bags or even furniture. Craftspeople and artists specialized in making baskets ...

and other

primitive skills Survivalism is a social movement of individuals or groups (called survivalists or preppers) who proactively prepare for emergencies, such as natural disasters, as well as other disasters causing disruption to social order (that is, civil dis ...

Discography

*''Raccoon and a Possum'' (1997) *''Bullfrogs on Your Mind'' (1997) *''Stories, Songs, Jokes & Tales'' *''Groundhogology'' *''Crawdads, Doodlebugs & Creasy Greens'' *''Looking for America'' *''Everybody's Fishin (2003) *''Bound for Carolina: A Musical Journey Celebrating the Plants, Animals and People of the Southeast'' *''Sail On Honeybee: Adventures in Bee Yard''

Bibliography

*''Swarm Tree: Of Honeybees, Honeymoons and the Tree of Life'' (2009) *''Wild Roots: A Forager's Guide to the Edible and Medicinal Roots, Tubers, Corms, and Rhizomes of North America'' (1995) *''Crawdads, Doodlebugs & Creasy Greens: Songs, Stories & Lore Celebrating the Natural World'' (1995) *''Wildwoods Wisdom: Encounters with the Natural World'' (1992) *''Woodslore and Wildwoods Wisdom: Stories, Myth, Folklore and Truth Stranger Than Fiction About the Natural World'' (1986) *''ROOTS: An Underground Botany and Forager's Guide'' (1976)

External links

Official Website
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