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Title

  • Main Title Backwoods to Border
  • Added Title Publications of the Texas Folklore Society, Number 18
  • Series Title Publications of the Texas Folklore Society

Creator

  • Editor: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: General Editor and Author, A Buffalo Hunter and His Song
  • Author: Texas Folklore Society
    Creator Type: Organization

Contributor

  • Editor: Boatright, Mody C.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Author, Backwoods Belles
  • Editor: Day, Donald
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Author, Moses Evans: The Wild Man of the Woods
  • Author: Vineyard, Catherine Marshall
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: The Arkansas Traveler
  • Author: Arrowood, Charles F.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: "Well Done, Liar"
  • Author: Goodwyn, Frank
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: At a Branding Roundup
  • Author: Parrett, Vanita
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Cowboy Dance Calls
  • Author: Hunter, J. Marain
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: The Legend of the Valley of Paint
  • Author: Michael, Dorothy Jean
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Grave Decoration
  • Author: Dodson, Ruth
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: The Ghost Nun
  • Author: Fenner, Annette
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: The Headless Ghost of Panna Maria
  • Author: Moore, Dorothy
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: The Strange Hall Tree
  • Author: Williams, Mary Elizabeth
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: The Restless Bridegroom
  • Author: Shaw, Barbara
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: The Red Hankerchief
  • Author: Jordan, Jane
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: The Crazy Clock
  • Author: Henderson, Sue
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Sam's Lantern
  • Author: Swanson, Gloria
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Bailey's Light
  • Author: Newton, Helen
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: The Farmer's Lantern
  • Author: Steusoff, Jane
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Hangman's Tree
  • Author: Clark, Anne
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: The Ghost of White Rock
  • Author: Armstrong, A. B.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: How Crockett Defeated Huntsman; An Oath with Reservations
  • Author: Reavis, Jessie
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Who Jilted Davy Crocket
  • Author: Bertillion, L. D.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: The Last Herd of Longhorns
  • Author: Romberg, Annie
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Fighting a Nest of Bumblebees
  • Author: Hatfield, Sadie
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Folklore of Texas Plants
  • Author: Lomax, Ruby Terrill
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Negro Nicknames
  • Author: Vann, William H.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Two Negro Folk Tales
  • Author: Rickard, J. A.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Riddles of Texas Mexican Children
  • Author: Guerra, Fermina
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Mexican Animal Tales
  • Author: Sone, Violet West
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Rope-Jumping Rhymes
  • Author: Sawey, Orlan L.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Pipe-Line Diction
  • Author: Price, Lloyd E.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Anecdotes About Lawyers

Publisher

  • Name: Southern Methodist University Press
    Place of Publication: Dallas, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 1943

Language

  • English
  • Spanish

Description

  • Content Description: Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
  • Physical Description: 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Folklore -- United States.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Folklore -- Texas.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Folk songs -- United States.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Literature - Folklore
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Arts and Crafts - Music
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Sports and Recreation - Hunting
  • Keyword: traveling stories
  • Keyword: legends
  • Keyword: hunters
  • Keyword: ghost stories
  • Keyword: animal tales
  • Keyword: Mexican animal tales
  • Keyword: lawyer anecdotes
  • Keyword: rhymes
  • Keyword: riddles
  • Keyword: folktales

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Nueces County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Harris County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Webb County - Laredo
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Bexar County - San Antonio
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Brazoria County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Bell County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Galveston County - Galveston
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Cooke County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Wheeler County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Fayette County - La Grange
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - El Paso County - El Paso
  • Place Name: United States - Louisiana
  • Place Name: United States - Ohio
  • Place Name: United States - Arkansas
  • Time Period: span-tex
  • Time Period: mex-tex
  • Time Period: tex-rev
  • Time Period: rep-tex
  • Time Period: annex
  • Time Period: slav
  • Time Period: tex-fron
  • Time Period: civ-war
  • Time Period: cat-bom
  • Time Period: new-sou
  • Time Period: mod-tim
  • Coverage Date: 1803~/1942~

Relation

  • Has Format: Backwoods to Border [e-book], ark:/67531/metadc967411

Collection

  • Name: Texas Folklore Society Publications
    Code: TFSP

Institution

  • Name: UNT Press
    Code: UNTP

Resource Type

  • Book

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • OCLC: 2686368
  • UNT Catalog No.: b1328342
  • Accession or Local Control No: Publication Number 18
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc38306

Note

  • Display Note: "Number XVIII."
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