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Author : Permian Basin Bookies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780990971146
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (711 download)
Download or read book West Texas Lore and Legend written by Permian Basin Bookies and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: collection of prose, poetry and photographs from some of West Texas' favorite authors
Author : Permian Basin Bookies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780990971139
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (711 download)
Download or read book West Texas Lore & Legends written by Permian Basin Bookies and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elmer Kelton
Publisher : TCU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780912646893
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (468 download)
Download or read book The Time it Never Rained written by Elmer Kelton and published by TCU Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Repub. of Doubleday 1973 edition, with new introductions by Kelton and an afterword.
Author : Kenneth L. Untiedt
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574415328
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (744 download)
Download or read book Cowboys, Cops, Killers, and Ghosts written by Kenneth L. Untiedt and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2013-12-15 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society has something for everyone. The first section features a good bit of occupational lore, including articles on cowboys—both legendary ones and the relatively unknown men who worked their trade day by day wherever they could. You’ll also find a unique, personal look at a famous outlaw and learn about a teacher’s passion for encouraging her students to discover their own family culture, as well as unusual weddings, somewhat questionable ways to fish, and one woman’s love affair with a bull. The backbone of the PTFS series has always been miscellanies—diverse examinations of the many types of lore found throughout Texas and the Southwest. These books offer a glimpse of what goes on at our annual meetings, as the best of the papers presented are frequently selected for our publications. Of course, the presentations are only a part of what the Society does at the meetings, but reading these publications offers insight into our members’ interests in everything from bikers and pioneers of Tejana music to serial killers and simple folk from small-town Texas. These works also suggest the importance of the “telling of the tale,” with an emphasis on oral tradition, as well as some of the customs we share. All of these things together— the focus on tradition at our meetings, the fellowship among members, and the diversity of our research—are what sustain the Texas Folklore Society.
Author : James Frank Dobie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Legends of Texas written by James Frank Dobie and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: V2 : Pirates' Gold and Other Tales.
Author : Kenneth L. Untiedt
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574417088
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (744 download)
Download or read book Legends and Life in Texas written by Kenneth L. Untiedt and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is sometimes a fine line between history and folklore. This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society features articles that tell stories about real-life characters from the historical past of Texas, as well as offer personal reflections about life from diverse perspectives throughout the last century. These contributors go beyond merely stating facts about dates or locations or names of the events and people that can be found in court documents or genealogical records; several of these authors provide a very intimate connection to the tales they share. These articles are not just about people that we read about as school children, and they do not merely describe how our culture used to be, or how vastly it has changed; rather, they emphasize the ways we keep our culture alive through the retelling of the events and customs and major figures that are important enough to pass on from one generation to the next. The first section covers legendary characters like Davy Crockett, Mody Boatright, Sam Houston, and Cynthia Ann Parker from our state’s past, as well as people who were bigger or bolder than others, yet seem to have been forgotten. Some of those characters came from different countries, while others are connected directly to our Texas Folklore Society family tree. The second section includes works that examine songs of our youth, as well as the customs and social constructs associated with music, whether it’s on a football field or in a prison yard. The works in the final section recall memories of a simpler time, when cars and home appliances lacked modern conveniences we now take for granted, before Facebook and YouTube allowed us to become Internet movie stars, and when it was a treat just to go and “visit” with family and friends.
Author : Bill Cannon
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781556229497
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (294 download)
Download or read book Texas written by Bill Cannon and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a myriad of little known, often forgotten, and sometimes unbelievable events, places and people that make up the warp and woof of the Texas mystique. This book consists of intriguing facts taken from age-old legends about the people who developed and settled the state. A section called Truth is Stranger than Fiction will defy imagination. The Texas history buff is sure to enjoy Forgotten Footnotes to Texas History. Have You Ever Wondered? will supply answers to questions about certain Texas legends and folklore. Texas: Land of Legend and Lore presents the Texas of fact and fantasy that so captivates the imaginations of Texans and non-Texans alike.
Author : Ann Dobie
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780882899091
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Legends of Texas: Lost mines and buried treasure written by Ann Dobie and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gathers legends that relate the life, lore, and history of Texas, including legends of lost mines and buried treasure.
Author : Kenneth L. Untiedt
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574417088
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (744 download)
Download or read book Legends and Life in Texas written by Kenneth L. Untiedt and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is sometimes a fine line between history and folklore. This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society features articles that tell stories about real-life characters from the historical past of Texas, as well as offer personal reflections about life from diverse perspectives throughout the last century. These contributors go beyond merely stating facts about dates or locations or names of the events and people that can be found in court documents or genealogical records; several of these authors provide a very intimate connection to the tales they share. These articles are not just about people that we read about as school children, and they do not merely describe how our culture used to be, or how vastly it has changed; rather, they emphasize the ways we keep our culture alive through the retelling of the events and customs and major figures that are important enough to pass on from one generation to the next. The first section covers legendary characters like Davy Crockett, Mody Boatright, Sam Houston, and Cynthia Ann Parker from our state’s past, as well as people who were bigger or bolder than others, yet seem to have been forgotten. Some of those characters came from different countries, while others are connected directly to our Texas Folklore Society family tree. The second section includes works that examine songs of our youth, as well as the customs and social constructs associated with music, whether it’s on a football field or in a prison yard. The works in the final section recall memories of a simpler time, when cars and home appliances lacked modern conveniences we now take for granted, before Facebook and YouTube allowed us to become Internet movie stars, and when it was a treat just to go and “visit” with family and friends.
Author : Mike Cox
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467137588
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Download or read book Legends & Lore of the Texas Capitol written by Mike Cox and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its beginning as one of the most ambitious construction projects west of the Mississippi, the imposing red granite Lone Star statehouse loomed large in Texas lore. The iconic landmark rests on a foundation of election rigging, an unsolved murder, land swaps and pre-dedication blackmail. It bore witness to the first meeting between LBJ and Lady Bird, as well as a bizarre resolution honoring the Boston Strangler. Mike Cox digs up a quarry's worth of the capitol's untold history, cataloguing everything from its ghost stories to its public art and collectible tourist kitsch.
Author : David Bowles
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781942956013
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (56 download)
Download or read book Border Lore Folktales and Legends of South Texas written by David Bowles and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning translator and author David Bowles brings together twenty-five darkly memorable stories of the southern borderlands of Texas, retold in his unique voice. Ranging from the age-old folktales heard at his grandmother's knee to urban legends collected down the years, each of these narratives is brought to stunning visual life by artist Jose Melendez. An appendix classifies the pieces and enumerates motifs."
Author : Ann B. Dobie
Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1455607258
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (556 download)
Download or read book THE LEGENDS OF TEXAS written by Ann B. Dobie and published by Pelican Publishing Company. This book was released on 1992-02-29 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Texas abounds with legends of buried treasure and lost mines. The Big Bend country, the Red River region, McMullen County, San Jacinto, Nacogdoches, and San Augustine are all treasure troves of tales of fabulous wealth that still lies just beyond man's reach. These legends are as sizable as the state itself, and J. Frank Dobie, perhaps Texas' greatest historian, devoted years of his life to collecting and cataloging them. The stories in this first volume were originally published in 1924 by the Texas Folklore Society, and represent some of the enduring tales that have embellished the history of the state. Pelican Publishing Company is proud to present this wonderful collection in mass-market paperback form as part of our Pelican Pouch series. Included in this volume are "The Legend of San Saba," "Lost Gold of the Llano Country," "Treasure Chest on the Nueces," and "Lost Mine Near Sabinal," to name only a few. Dobie believed that worthwhile literature about this region had to be derived from an understanding of its life, lore, and history. The legends in this work, as well as those in volume II of this series, were regarded by Dobie as "the most influential in opening the eyes of people to the richness of their own traditions." Legends of Texas indirectly led to the founding of the Texas Folklore Society, the nation's second oldest folklore organization. Pelican has had Legends of Texas Vol. I: Lost Mines and Buried Treasure in print since 1975.
Author : James Frank Dobie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Legends of Texas written by James Frank Dobie and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Comer Clay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (189 download)
Download or read book Our History of West Texas written by Comer Clay and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : W. C. Jameson
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826342171
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (421 download)
Download or read book Legend and Lore of the Guadalupe Mountains written by W. C. Jameson and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These tales of the mountains, mines, and characters of the Guadalupe range were collected over many years by the author who has explored the area since he was a boy.
Author : Denise McVea
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780977346509
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (465 download)
Download or read book Making Myth of Emily written by Denise McVea and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years, historians have talked about two women connected to the Yellow Rose of Texas legend: Emily West, the beautiful mulatto servant who allegedly distracted Mexican general Santa Anna to help win the Texas Revolution; and Emily West de Zavala, the rich white woman who employed her.But were there really two like-named women, one white and one black, so close to the San Jacinto battlefield in April 1836?Making Myth of Emily takes an unorthodox look behind this enduring legend and details how the Yellow Rose of Texas myth resulted from determined efforts to hide the racial identity of Emily West de Zavala. In compelling detail, Myth shows that Emily, the wife of Texas ? interim vice-president, was beautiful, cultured, well-traveled, wealthy?and black.Emily?s story, painstakingly recreated from thousands of historical documents and family records, reveals the need for more diverse interpretations of Texas? vast anecdotal past.
Author : Jane Arcger
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
ISBN 13 : 1556227256
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (562 download)
Download or read book Texas Indian Myths & Legends written by Jane Arcger and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2000 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five native nations of Texas come alive in this vividly written book.
