Legendary Ladies of Texas / edited by Francis Edward Abernethy
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| Titolo: |
Legendary Ladies of Texas / edited by Francis Edward Abernethy
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| Pubblicazione: | University of North Texas Press, 1994 |
| Denton : , : University of North Texas Press, , 1994 | |
| ©1994 | |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xii, 237 pages :) : illustrations ; |
| Disciplina: | 390 s |
| 305.4/09764 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Women - Texas |
| Women | |
| Legends | |
| Women - Texas - Folklore | |
| Women - Texas - History | |
| Legends - Texas | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States, Texas History |
| United States, Texas Biography | |
| Texas | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | History |
| Folklore | |
| Biographies. | |
| Altri autori: |
AbernethyFrancis Edward
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| Note generali: | "Publications of the Texas Folklore Society XLIII in cooperation with the Texas Foundation for Women's Resources"--Cover. |
| Nota di contenuto: | EARLY DAYS Maria de Agreda: The lady in blue -- Angelina -- Emily Morgan: Yellow Rose of Texas -- The weeping woman: La Llorona -- SETTLERS Belle Starr: the bandit queen of Dallas -- The ghost of Chipita: the crying woman of San Patricio -- The capitol's lady -- Two sixshooters and a sunbonnet: The story of Sally Skull -- Sophia Porter: Texas' own Scarlett O'Hara -- Elise Waerenskjold: A modern on the prairie -- TEXAS GETS CULTURE Adah Isaacs Menken: From Texas to Paris -- Elisabet Ney: Texas' First lady of sculpture -- Mollie Bailey: Circus entrepreneur -- Martha White McWhirter and the Belton sanctificationists -- Aunt Dicy: Legendary black lady -- El Paso madams -- EARLY 20TH CENTURY Pardon me, Governor Ferguson -- "Tell them I don't smoke cigars": The story of Bonnie Parker -- Glamor girl called Electra -- The babe -- MODERN TIMES Janis and the Austin scene -- Legends in their own time: The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders -- Honky tonk angels -- Woman as victim in modern folklore -- Mrs. Bailey and the Bears. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A study of Texas women and the conflicting images and myths that have grown up about them. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Legendary Ladies of Texas |
| ISBN: | 0-585-28598-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910163546803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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