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CONTENTS
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The Editor's Prerogative............................................................ 5
Folk-Lore of the Texas-Mexican Vaquero........Jovita Gonzdlez 7
Tales and Rhymes of a Texas Household...............................
.................... ............................ ..................Bertha M cKee Dobie 23
Lore of the Llano Estacado................................. Evetts Haley 72
Names in the Old Cheyenne and Arapahoe Territory............
....................................... ...................................Della I." Young 90
Nicknames in Texas Oil Fields.............. Hartman Dignowity 98
The Devil's Grotto......................................Mody C. Boatright 102
Myths of the Tejas Indians ....................attie Austin Hatcher 107
A Note on Four Negro Words..................Robert Adger Law 119
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Ballads and Songs of the Frontier Folk...........J. Frank Dobie 121
Songs the Cowboys Sing...............................John R. Craddock 184
Songs of the Open Range..............................................Ina Sires 192
"The Texas Cowboy".....................Arbie Moore 196
Cowboy Songs Again......................................I. Evetts Haley 198
The Ballad of "Davy Crockett"....................J...............ulia Beazley 205
"Annie Breen from Old Kaintuck"....... George E. Hastings 207
Songs and Ballads-Grave and Gay...............L. W. Payne, Jr. 209
Proceedings of the Texas Folk-Lore Society, 1926................. 239
Contributors ........................................................................... 241
Index ........................ . .... ....... .............................................243
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Texas and Southwestern Lore (Book)
Collection of popular folklore from Texas and the Southwest, including ballads, cowboy songs, Native American myths, superstitions and other miscellaneous folk tales. It also contains the proceedings of the Texas Folklore Society. The index begins on page 243.
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Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964. Texas and Southwestern Lore, book, 1927; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67662/m1/5/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.