| From Hell to Breakfast Contributor(s): Boatright, Mody C. (Editor), Dobie, J. Frank (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1574410997 ISBN-13: 9781574410990 Publisher: University of North Texas Press OUR PRICE: $18.00 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: 0.59" H x 6.07" W x 9.03" (0.74 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society contains African-American baptizings; adventures of a ballad hunter; Carrie-Dykes, a midwife; Big Sam and De Golden Chariot; tale of the two companions; Mexican M nchausen; some odd Mexican customs; legend of the tengo fr o bird; leaves of mesquite grass; dancing makes fun; dancing makes rain; Indian sign on the Spaniard's cattle; ear marks; white Comanches; panther yarns; more about "Hell in Texas"; oil patch talk; Old Newt, the practical joker; moron jokes; the musical snake; the song of the little Llano; the threshing crew; and the low down on Jim Bowie. |