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Record Nr.

UNINA9910163545603321

Autore

Harris Jim

Titolo

Features and Fillers : Texas Journalists on Texas Folklore / / Jim Harris, editor, Carolyn Satterwhite, assistant editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University of North Texas Press, 1999

Denton, Tex. : , : University of North Texas Press, , 1999

©1999

ISBN

0-585-27004-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (v, 233 p. ) : ill. ;

Collana

Publications of the Texas Folklore Society ; ; 56

Altri autori (Persone)

SatterwhiteCarolyn Fiedler

HarrisJim <1942->

Disciplina

398/.09764

Soggetti

Social sciences

Folklore

Anthropology

American newspapers

Folklore - Press coverage - Texas

Folklore - Texas

American newspapers - Texas

Electronic books.

Texas

Texas Folklore and legends

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Dedication / Paul Patterson -- Texas Journalists on Texas Folklore / Jim Harris -- A Legend Runs Through It / Bryan Woolley (The Dallas Morning News) -- The Weeping Woman / John O. West (The Fort Worth Star-Telegram) -- Bois d'Arc Recollections / Ernestine Linck, Charles Linck (The Commerce Journal) -- Prescriptions for Ailments Did Not Always Find a Cure and Dyin' Easy and Several Other Ways of Crossing Over and Departing This Life / Joyce Gibson Roach (The Fort Worth Star-Telegram) -- Musing on Distant, Faded Glories of the Days of Radio / Robert J. Duncan (The Fort Worth Star-Telegram) -- Unknowingly, Security Guard Takes on KKK / Robert J. Duncan



(McKinney Courier Gazette) -- Four Musings on Bad Roosters / Henry Wolff, Jr. (The Victoria Advocate) -- The Ol' Red Rooster Learns a Hard Lesson / Lora B. Garrison (Uvalde Leader-News) -- Hallie Stillwell Will Live on in Memories / Kent Biffle (The Dallas Morning News) -- Ex-Sheriff's Tale Is One for History Books / Kent Biffle (The Dallas Morning News) -- Tales of a Rural School Teacher / Lou Rodenberger (The Fort Worth Star-Telegram) -- The New Year Hasn't Always Started January 1; Valentine's Day: How It All Began; and Columbus Day Roots Are in This Century / Archie McDonald (The Daily Sentinel) -- Texas' Oddest Animal / Jerry Turner (The Mexia Daily News) -- What Mrs. Rives Found in Gilmer / Sarah Greene (The Gilmer Mirror) -- He 'Woodn't' Trade Hobby for Anything / John Fooks (The Texarkana Gazette).

Sommario/riassunto

Discusses El ojo, Rattlesnake roundups, and chicken-fried steak, and other important novelties of Texas.