In the Shadow of History
Date: 1939
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Description: This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society includes a miscellany of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about the Navajo Indians, the Alamo, Jim Bowie, various folk characters, tortilla making, and other humorous anecdotes. The index begins on page 181.
Contributing Partner: UNT Press
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Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore
Date: 1996
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Description: This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains essays about African-American folklore, including reminiscences of African-American folk culture in Texas, studies of specific genres of folklore, information about Texas-African food-ways, studies of specific performers, information about songs and other folklore. The index begins on page 353.
Contributing Partner: UNT Press
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Mexican Border Ballads and Other Lore
Date: 1946
Creator: Boatright, Mody C.
Description: This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular folklore of Mexico and Texas, including ballads, personal anecdotes, folktales of the Alabama-Coushatta Indians and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 141.
Contributing Partner: UNT Press
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Tire Shrinker to Dragster
Date: 1968
Creator: Hudson, Wilson M.
Description: This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains a miscellany of Texas, Jamaican and Irish folklore, including stories about drag racing, treasure hunting, frontier preachers, Irish storytellers, mock bidding in Jamaica, and more. The index begins on page 247.
Contributing Partner: UNT Press
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