| T for Texas: A State Full of Folklore Contributor(s): Abernethy, Francis Edward (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1574411039 ISBN-13: 9781574411034 Publisher: University of North Texas Press OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
| Dewey: 398 |
| Series: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.1" W x 9.04" (0.99 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society contains a valuable chronological and bibliographical listing of Texas Folklore Society publications. It also includes twenty-five folk tales, including the lore of the armadillo, Texas country schoolteachers; legal lore from the courthouse; persimmon beer; classic honky tonks; Mexican lore on how to "have, hold, or free oneself of a lover"; Pecos Bill; the vampire; peyote ceremonialism; animal metaphors; Texas prison folklore; oil field jokes; and quilting, among others. |