Diamond Bessie & The Shepherds

Diamond Bessie & The Shepherds

Description

This volume contains popular folklore of Texas, including folk dramas, myths, folk music, stories about farming and agriculture, religious folk stories, and information about folk customs, dances and folk art. The index begins on page 157.

Physical Description

158 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Creation Information

Hudson, Wilson M. 1972.

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 1808 times, with 6 in the last month. More information about this book can be viewed below.

Editor

Hudson, Wilson M.

Author

Texas Folklore Society

Contributing Authors

Byrd, James W. A Texas Folk Drama: "The Diamond Bessie Murder Trial"
Igo, John Julia Nott Waugh on Los Pastores
Martin, Charles B. Semana Santa in Seville
Clark, Sara The Decoration of Graves in Central Texas with Seashells
Rissmann, E. J. The Cotton Gin
Mueller, Esther L. Log Cabins to Sunday Houses
Grider, Sylvia Black Easter - April 14, 1935
Fowler, Bill F. The Camp Meeting Sketch in Old Southwest Humor
Long, E. Hudson Politics in O. Henry's Stories
Jones, Kyra Myth in the Winter of Our Discontent
Carpenter, Ann Miller The Railroad in American Folk Song, 1865-1920
Bratcher, James T. The Professor Who Didn't Get His Grades in - A Traveling Anecdote
McCullen, J. T., Jr. Unequivocal Justice
Sturdivant, Pina S. Marriage Customs in Thessaly and Macedonia
Shockley, Martin Staples The Johannesburg Mine Dances

Publisher

The Encino Press
Place of Publication: Austin, Texas

Provided By

UNT Press

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Titles

Main Title: Diamond Bessie & The Shepherds
Added Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society, Number 36
Series Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society

Description

This volume contains popular folklore of Texas, including folk dramas, myths, folk music, stories about farming and agriculture, religious folk stories, and information about folk customs, dances and folk art. The index begins on page 157.

Physical Description

158 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Notes

"Publication Number XXXVI."

Subjects

Keywords

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Folklore -- Texas.

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Item Type

Book

Identifier

Unique identifying numbers for this book in the Portal or other systems.

OCLC: 483070
UNT Catalog No.: b1438301 | View in Discover
Accession or Local Control No: Publication Number 36
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc38312

Relationships

Diamond Bessie & The Shepherds [e-book], ark:/67531/metadc967403

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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