Folklore: in All of Us, in All We Do

Folklore: in All of Us, in All We Do

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Description

Compilation of articles about various topics related to folklore organized into five chapters by subject: "The first tackles this issue of folklore and its relationship to history, with some of the articles trying to provide some of that folkloric filler to historical facts. Another chapter focuses on women; one features various types of occupational lore; and another is a tongue-in-cheek look at 'shady characters' such as police officers, politicians, and horsetraders. A final chapter has no theme; it is a catch-all, containing a few interesting articles you may remember from some of our [Texas Folklore Society's] most recent meetings" (p. … continued below

Physical Description

xi, 298 p. : col. ill.

Creation Information

Untiedt, Kenneth L. December 15, 2006.

Context

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Editor

Untiedt, Kenneth L. Also author of "The Police Language: The Lore of Law Enforcement Communication in West Texas" and Preface

Contributing Authors

Crum, Tom Is It Folklore or History? The Answer May Be Important
Dobie, J. Frank The Roadrunner in Fact and Folk-Lore
Matthews, James T. Cavalry Traditions on the Texas Frontier
Campbell, Mary Margaret Dougherty Gathering at Bill's: Maintaining the Folklore of Live Oak Country; The Cooking Extravaganza: Sequel to "Gathering at Bill's"
Mosel-Talavera, Kelly M. Growing Up Female in Texas: The Importance of Beauty Pageants in Texas Communities
Wolff, Henry, Jr. Madame Blackley: Seer of South Texas
Duarte, Gloria La Llorana's Ancestry: Crossing Cultural Boundaries
Melitio, Donna Burning Brightly: The Easter Fires of Maternal Necessity
Schnitz, Lew Five Stands Off Bottom
Williams, Charles Dispatches from the Electronic Front Lines
McAfee, Milt A Rural Mail Carrier
Sentell, Mildred Boren The Trials and Tribulations of a Dirt Road Country Doctor
Clendenin, Mary Joe Joe Fitzgerald, Nurseryman and Philosopher
Sizemore, Deborah Lightfoot Water Woes and Water Ways: Tales of Texas Engineer John B. Hawley
Emmons, Martha The Long Arm of the Law
Garrison, Lora B. Cactus Jack Garner as Folk Hero, Vice-President of the United States 1933-1940
Stokes, William N., Jr. And Lo to Vernon Came: The Con Man, the Bootlegger Man, and the Music Man
Rushing, J. Rhett Horsetrading and Ethics
Davis, Kenneth W. The Lore of Retirement and Extended Care Facilities
Ewing, George Wilmeth Folksy, but Devout, Bookkeeping
Abarca, Meredith E. Mi Fronteridad in the Classroom: The Power of Writing and Sharing Stories

Publisher

University of North Texas Press
Publisher Info: Web: http://untpress.unt.edu/

Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

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Texas Folklore Society

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Titles

Main Title: Folklore: in All of Us, in All We Do
Series Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
Added Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society, Number 63

Description

Compilation of articles about various topics related to folklore organized into five chapters by subject: "The first tackles this issue of folklore and its relationship to history, with some of the articles trying to provide some of that folkloric filler to historical facts. Another chapter focuses on women; one features various types of occupational lore; and another is a tongue-in-cheek look at 'shady characters' such as police officers, politicians, and horsetraders. A final chapter has no theme; it is a catch-all, containing a few interesting articles you may remember from some of our [Texas Folklore Society's] most recent meetings" (p. viii).

Physical Description

xi, 298 p. : col. ill.

Notes

"Publications of the Texas Folklore Society LXIII."

Publisher's description: "Folklore is everywhere, whether you are aware of it or not. A culture’s traditional knowledge is used to remember the past and maintain traditions, to communicate with other members within a community, to learn, to celebrate, and to express creativity. It is what helps distinguish one culture from another. Although folklore is so much a part of our daily lives, we often lose sight of just how integral it is to everything we do. If we look for it, we can find folklore in places where we’d never think it existed. Folklore: In All of Us, In All We Do includes articles on a variety of topics. One chapter looks at how folklore and history complement one another; while historical records provide facts about dates, places and names, folklore brings those events and people to life by making them relevant to us. Several articles examine the cultural roles women fill. Other articles feature folklore of particular groups, including oil field workers, mail carriers, doctors, engineers, police officers, horse traders, and politicians. As a follow-up article to Inside the Classroom (and Out), which focused on folklore in education, there is also an article on how teachers can use writing in the classroom as a means of keeping alive the storytelling tradition. The Texas Folklore Society has been collecting and preserving folklore since its first publication in 1912. Since then, it has published or assisted in the publication of nearly one hundred books on Texas folklore."

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Identifier

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ISBN: 978-1-57441-223-9
Library of Congress Control Number: 2006024644
OCLC: 70839717
Series Number: 63
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc271329

Relationships

Folklore: in All of Us, in All We Do [e-book], ark:/67531/metadc970084

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