What's Going On? (In Modern Texas Folklore)

What's Going On? (In Modern Texas Folklore)

Description

Volume of "a collection of essays by contemporary folklorists who are writing about the customs and traditions and the songs and the stories that are going on now" (inside the front cover). It includes information about the folklore of cowboys, rodeos, chain letters and marijuana, as well as information about country, swing and gospel music. Index begins on page 301.

Physical Description

xi, 310 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Creation Information

Abernethy, Francis Edward 1976.

Context

This book is part of the collection entitled: Texas Folklore Society Publications and was provided by the UNT Press to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 11321 times, with 263 in the last month. More information about this book can be viewed below.

Editor

Abernethy, Francis Edward

Contributing Authors

Shuffler, R. Henderson And That's How Some Folklore is Born
Nichols, Olivia Murray Jack Ruby: Folk Hero in Embryo?
Marcus, Stanley Neiman-Marcus Lore from the Inside
Carpenter, Ann Cobras at K-Mart: Legends of Hidden Danger
Duncan, Robert J. Chain Letters: A Twentieth Century Folk Practice
Byrd, James W. A Bumper Crop of Modern Epigrams
Hudson, Jan The Sissy Test
Dykes, LaGene Lacy The Ghost and Tiny Alice
McCullen, J. T. From the Halls of Justice
Russell, Robert Lowell The Folklore of Marijuana
Nye, Hermes Texas Tea and Rainy Day Woman: The Folklore of the Underground Press
Lee, James Ward Bury My Heart at Wounded 'Neck: Notes of a Native Son
McDonald, Archie P. "You Gotcha Ears On?"
Martin, William C. Preparing the Fatted Calf
Mansfield, Deanne Rodeo Cowboy 1976
Doyle, Charles Clay "As the Horse Goes By": The Modern Child's Momento Mori
Lomax, Joseph F. Zydeco - Must Live On!
Logsdon, Guy Western Swing
Malone, Bill C. Growing Up with Texas Country Music
Reid, Jan Postscript: The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock
Alexander, Stanley G. Backwoods Beer Busts

Publisher

The Encino Press
Place of Publication: Austin, Texas

Provided By

UNT Press

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Titles

Main Title: What's Going On? (In Modern Texas Folklore)
Added Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society Number 40
Series Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society

Description

Volume of "a collection of essays by contemporary folklorists who are writing about the customs and traditions and the songs and the stories that are going on now" (inside the front cover). It includes information about the folklore of cowboys, rodeos, chain letters and marijuana, as well as information about country, swing and gospel music. Index begins on page 301.

Physical Description

xi, 310 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Notes

"Number XL."

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Identifier

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OCLC: 2968576
UNT Catalog No.: b1098546 | View in Discover
Series Number: 40
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc38877

Relationships

What's Going On? (In Modern Texas Folklore) [e-book], ark:/67531/metadc970088

Collections

This book is part of the following collection of related materials.

Texas Folklore Society Publications

This collection of Texas Folklore Society publications contains a miscellany of Texas and Mexican folklore, including stories about folk medicine and ranch remedies, folk songs, legends and other folklore.

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