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Both sides of the border : a scattering of Texas folklore / / edited by Francis Edward Abernethy, Kenneth L. Untiedt



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Titolo: Both sides of the border : a scattering of Texas folklore / / edited by Francis Edward Abernethy, Kenneth L. Untiedt Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Denton, : University of North Texas Press, c2004
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 304 pages )
Disciplina: 398.2/09764
Soggetto topico: Tales - Texas
Tales - Mexican-American Border Region
Altri autori: AbernethyFrancis Edward  
UntiedtKenneth L. <1966->  
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Contents; Preface; PART I. REMEMBERING OUR ANCESTORS; Chapter 1. Letters from J. Frank Dobie to John Robert Craddock; Chapter 2. Doc Sonnichsen Holds His Own; PART II. TEXAS-MEXICAN FOLKLORE; Chapter 3. Growing Up on Both Sides of the Border; Chapter 4. Welito: A Mexican-American Family in Southwest Texas; Chapter 5. Folklore of a San Antonio Midwife; Chapter 6. Religion, Superstitions, and Remedios; Chapter 7. Pepe's Panaderia: Bread Folklore; Chapter 8. A Tortilla Is Never ""Just"" a Tortilla; PART III. MISCELLANEOUS MEMORABILIA
Chapter 9. The Evolution of a Legend: The Headless Horseman; Chapter 10. Who is Buried in Jesse James' Grave?; Chapter 11. A Note on the Pacing White Mustang Legend; Chapter 12. Hell is for He-Men!; Chapter 13. Clementine Hunter: Folk Artist; Chapter 14. Packaged Folklore: The Texas Folklife Festival; Chapter 15. Same Song, Second Verse; Chapter 16. Texas Kitsch and Other Collectibles; Chapter 17. Texas Freedman's Settlements in the New South; Chapter 18. Toby's Hound; PART IV. THE FAMILY SAGA (Continued); Chapter 19. Passing the Light: How Family Stories Shape Our Lives
Chapter 20. Two Tales of My Family: Two Tales of Who I Am; Chapter 21. Red Kelly's Grandmother; Chapter 22. A Family Full of Scars; Chapter 23. The Day Grandpa Blew Up the Tractor; Chapter 24. Greater Love . . .; Chapter 25. Family Saga vs. History: Hezekiah Lincecum and the Church; List of Contributors; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Texas' songs, tales, and traditions have lived and prospered on the other sides of Texas borders at one time or another before they crossed the rivers. ""Both Sides of the Border"" contains something foreveryone interested in Texas folklore.
Titolo autorizzato: Both sides of the border  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-57441-413-5
1-4337-1006-4
1-4175-9062-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910163543203321
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Serie: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society ; ; no. 61.