In this Book
summary
This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society begins with A Buffalo Hunter and His Song, by Texas folklorist and Society editor J. Frank Dobie. The book is a collection of nineteen Texas folk tales, including Cowboy Dance Calls, Grave Decoration, The Ghost Nun, Ghost Stories from Texas College for Women, Folklore of Texas Plants, Mexican Animal Tales, and Anecdotes About Lawyers.
Table of Contents
Cover Page
Backwoods to Border
pp. iii-iv
Title Page
pp. i-iv
Copyright Page
pp. iii-iii
Twenty Years an Editor
pp. v-x
Contents
pp. xi
A Buffalo Hunter and his Song
pp. 1-10
The Arkansas Traveler
pp. 11-60
Backwoods Belles
pp. 61-78
âWell Done, Liarâ
pp. 79-88
Moses Evans: The Wild Man of the Woods
pp. 89-104
At a Branding Roundup
pp. 105-114
Cowboy Dance Calls
pp. 115-125
The Legend of the Valley of Paint
pp. 126-128
Grave Decoration
pp. 129-136
The Ghost Nun
pp. 137-139
Paisano Tracks
pp. 140-150
Fighting A Nest of Bumblebees
pp. 151-156
Folklore of Texas Plants
pp. 157-162
Negro Nicknames
pp. 163-171
Two Negro Folk Tales
pp. 172-180
Riddles of Texas Mexican Children
pp. 181-187
Mexican Animal Tales
pp. 188-194
Rope-Jumping Rhymes
pp. 195-199
Pipe-Line Diction
pp. 200-204
Anecdotes about Lawyers
pp. 205-217
Proceedings of the Texas Folklore Society, 1942
pp. 218-220
Contributors
pp. 221-224
Index
pp. 225-235
Backwoods to Border
| ISBN | 9780870740114 |
|---|---|
| MARC Record | Download |
| OCLC | 821813043 |
| Launched on MUSE | 2019-12-20 |
| Language | English |
| Open Access | Yes |
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