But it was in the twentieth century that primitive men, their bodies streaked with black paint, fasted and danced, overcoming an enemy as they danced, compelling the thunderbird to release the rain.
"Land of the Burnt Thigh"
Edith Eudora Kohl
Cry of the thunderbird, Macmillan, New York, 1951. An anthology of writings by Indians containing many interesting leads.
"Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest"
J. Frank Dobie
Outside, a huge sign told the world, and Malone, that this was the thunderbird-Hilton-Zeckendorf Hotel, but Malone ignored it.
"Brain Twister"
Gordon Randall Garrett Laurence Mark Janifer