Folklore : in all of us, in all we do / / edited by Kenneth L. Untiedt
| Folklore : in all of us, in all we do / / edited by Kenneth L. Untiedt |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (312 p.) |
| Disciplina | 398/.09764 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | UntiedtKenneth L. <1966-> |
| Collana | Publications of the Texas Folklore Society |
| Soggetto topico |
Folklore - Texas
Occupations - Texas |
| ISBN |
1-281-13306-X
9786611133061 1-57441-395-3 1-4337-1119-2 1-4356-2312-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Is it folklore or history? : the answer may be important / Tom Crum -- The roadrunner in fact and folk-lore / J. Frank Dobie -- Cavalry traditions on the Texas frontier / James T. Matthews -- Gathering at Bill's : maintaining the folklore of Live Oak County / Mary Margaret Dougherty Campbell -- The cooking extravaganza : sequel to "Gathering at Bill's" / Mary Margaret Dougherty Campbell -- Growing up female in Texas : the importance of beauty pageants in Texas communities / Kelly M. Mosel-Talavera -- Madame Blackley : seer of south Texas / Henry Wolff, Jr -- La Llorona's ancestry : crossing cultural boundaries / Gloria Duarte -- Burning brightly : the Easter fires of maternal necessity / Donna Melitio -- Five stands off bottom / Lew Schnitz -- Dispatches from the electronic front lines / Charles Williams -- A rural mail carrier / Milt McAfee (as told by Ben Mead) -- The trials and tribulations of a dirt road country doctor / Mildred Boren Sentell -- Joe Fitzgerald, nurseryman and philosopher / Mary Joe (Fitzgerald) Clendenin -- Water woes and water ways : tales of Texas engineer John B. Hawley / Deborah Lightfoot Sizemore -- The long arm of the law / Martha Emmons -- The police language : the lore of law enforcement communication in west Texas / Kenneth L. Untiedt -- Cactus Jack Garner as folk hero : vice-president of the United States 1933-1940 / Lora B. Garrison -- And lo to Vernon came : the con man, the bootlegger man, and the music man / William N. Stokes, Jr -- Horsetrading and ethics / J. Rhett Rushing -- The lore of retirement and extended care facilities / Kenneth W. Davis -- Folksy, but devout, bookkeeping / George Wilmeth Ewing -- Mi fronteridad in the classroom : the power of writing and sharing stories / Meredith E. Abarca. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910163542903321 |
| Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, c2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Folklore in motion : Texas travel lore / / edited by Kenneth L. Untiedt
| Folklore in motion : Texas travel lore / / edited by Kenneth L. Untiedt |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Denton, : University of North Texas Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina | 917.64/0463 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | UntiedtKenneth L. <1966-> |
| Collana | Publications of the Texas Folklore Society |
| Soggetto topico |
Travel
Travelers' writings, American - Texas Folklore - Texas |
| ISBN |
9786611923341
9781281923349 1281923346 9781574413854 1574413856 9781435686779 1435686772 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; CONTENTS; Preface; I. Folk Travel in Texas; II. Back in the Day; III. The Modern Era: Tales of Rails and Highways; IV. Still Movin' On, Any Way They Can; Contributors' Vitas; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910163542803321 |
| Denton, : University of North Texas Press, c2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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