Some Still Do: Essays on Texas Customs Contributor(s): Abernethy, Francis Edward (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1574411020 ISBN-13: 9781574411027 Publisher: University of North Texas Press OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2000 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
Dewey: 398.097 |
Series: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.06" W x 9.03" (0.59 lbs) 153 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Gulf Coast - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Some people are still working stock, building chimneys, making syrup, curing warts, and witching water the same way their fathers and grandfathers did a hundred years ago. This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society is a collection of essays on some of the olds ways--the customs--still practiced in Texas. It is not an exercise in nostalgia, but a look at practical ways of dealing with problems of survival and coping with nature and people. |