--- product_id: 809582751 title: "Legends of the Common Stream" price: "₱2720" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/809582751-legends-of-the-common-stream store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # Legends of the Common Stream **Price:** ₱2720 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Legends of the Common Stream - **How much does it cost?** ₱2720 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/809582751-legends-of-the-common-stream) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Legends of the Common Stream - Kindle edition by Mitchell, John Hanson. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Legends of the Common Stream. Review: Nature, myths and legends, and the modern world - This is a wonderful book to read and to contemplate. In this book, Mitchell celebrates legends and myths rooted in nature and some of their modern re-enactments. His chapters take us month by month as he walks, skates and ruminates along Beaver Brook and its surrounds, while recalling 15 centuries of history linked to legends world wide. The chapter for March, for example, notes skunk cabbage shoots, snow fleas, pussy willow, red-winged blackbirds, purple finches, cardinals, Carolina wrens and the preening call of a Woodcock. I enjoyed the way the book brought back memories of my own wanderings in landscapes, one that has forest cut by a small stream dammed by beaver, another, where I grew up, Arizona desert in which streams were sudden and temporary. Along the way the book recounts of the loss and tentative restoration of the place of myth in modern lives. In addition, the book invites attention to the potential for myths and archetypes to be recognized as the vocabulary of the imagination, not just in quaint re-enactments but as elements of the advance of modern knowledge. I found it enchanting. Review: Outstanding summit of five Scratch Flat sagas - Book review: Legends of the Common Stream by John Hanson Mitchell. reviewed by Hugh Powers In John Hanson Mitchell’s literary-poetic imagination a common stream winds through five of his Scratch Flat books. He has indeed written an American saga. Starting in 1984 with the New York Times reviewed book Ceremonial Time (where Scratch Flat is perched on 15,000 years on one square mile of land) to his current triumph Legends of the Common Stream, the author drifts down the local Beaver Brook merging time, nature, local story with myth, magic and world legends. The Common Stream is a unique summit and triumph of Mitchell’s imaginative creative works because in this book his vision of local place is enlarged to present a much broader conception. We can enjoy the common place beauties of the seasons of the year, the immediate and personal experiences of nature, and move upward to the broadest sweep of human imagination. We are treated to the stream of the human story, a voyage which Joseph Campbell would thoroughly approve. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B09513SLV3 | | Accessibility | Learn more | | Best Sellers Rank | #3,618,085 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #1,340 in History of New England U.S. #1,392 in Nature Writing #2,637 in Nature Writing & Essays | | Customer Reviews | 4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars (29) | | Enhanced typesetting | Enabled | | File size | 1.6 MB | | ISBN-13 | 978-1613768396 | | Language | English | | Page Flip | Enabled | | Print length | 214 pages | | Publication date | April 30, 2021 | | Publisher | Bright Leaf | | Screen Reader | Supported | | Word Wise | Enabled | | X-Ray | Not Enabled | ## Images ![Legends of the Common Stream - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81J8xoKZ2nL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nature, myths and legends, and the modern world *by J***S on June 19, 2021* This is a wonderful book to read and to contemplate. In this book, Mitchell celebrates legends and myths rooted in nature and some of their modern re-enactments. His chapters take us month by month as he walks, skates and ruminates along Beaver Brook and its surrounds, while recalling 15 centuries of history linked to legends world wide. The chapter for March, for example, notes skunk cabbage shoots, snow fleas, pussy willow, red-winged blackbirds, purple finches, cardinals, Carolina wrens and the preening call of a Woodcock. I enjoyed the way the book brought back memories of my own wanderings in landscapes, one that has forest cut by a small stream dammed by beaver, another, where I grew up, Arizona desert in which streams were sudden and temporary. Along the way the book recounts of the loss and tentative restoration of the place of myth in modern lives. In addition, the book invites attention to the potential for myths and archetypes to be recognized as the vocabulary of the imagination, not just in quaint re-enactments but as elements of the advance of modern knowledge. I found it enchanting. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outstanding summit of five Scratch Flat sagas *by H***L on June 21, 2021* Book review: Legends of the Common Stream by John Hanson Mitchell. reviewed by Hugh Powers In John Hanson Mitchell’s literary-poetic imagination a common stream winds through five of his Scratch Flat books. He has indeed written an American saga. Starting in 1984 with the New York Times reviewed book Ceremonial Time (where Scratch Flat is perched on 15,000 years on one square mile of land) to his current triumph Legends of the Common Stream, the author drifts down the local Beaver Brook merging time, nature, local story with myth, magic and world legends. The Common Stream is a unique summit and triumph of Mitchell’s imaginative creative works because in this book his vision of local place is enlarged to present a much broader conception. We can enjoy the common place beauties of the seasons of the year, the immediate and personal experiences of nature, and move upward to the broadest sweep of human imagination. We are treated to the stream of the human story, a voyage which Joseph Campbell would thoroughly approve. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mesmerizing *by L***O on August 1, 2021* Legends of the Common Stream is a beautifully written book that takes you on a journey through history, myth, legend, and the natural world. Mitchell weaves together his own wanderings by the stream with extensive research and recollections of conversations with friends and naturalists, and mesmerizes in the process. I learned so much at the same time that I was very moved. I haven’t stopped talking about this book since I finished it and ordered it for everyone in my family. Linda Gould Levine --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/809582751-legends-of-the-common-stream](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/809582751-legends-of-the-common-stream) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-06-01*