| The Best of Texas Folk and Folklore Contributor(s): Boatright, Mody C. (Editor), Hudson, Wilson M. (Editor), Maxwell, Allen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1574410555 ISBN-13: 9781574410556 Publisher: University of North Texas Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1954 Annotation: The state of Texas is fortunate in possessing a rich and varied folklore. When white settlers from the Old South came in bringing their African slaves, they found the Mexicans in possession, and before them there were the Indians. These four racial groups maintained their separate identities, languages, religions, and cultures, making their folkways and folklore distinct and characteristic. This volume is composed of materials published originally in the first twenty-five volumes of the Texas Folklore Society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 398.2 |
| LCCN: 54011200 |
| Series: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.09" W x 9.03" (1.28 lbs) 356 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Gulf Coast - Cultural Region - South - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The state of Texas is fortunate in possessing a rich and varied folklore. This volume is composed of materials published originally in the first twenty-five volumes of the Texas Folklore Society. From the preface by Francis Edward Abernethy: "Those old annuals are filled with real, field-collected folklore. Most of that early collected folklore had never been in print before." |