Hoein' the Short Rows

Hoein' the Short Rows

Description

Volume of Texas folklore, including folk arts and crafts, lime production, oil and petroleum, information about cockfighting, folk poetry, mysticism and other stories. The index begins on page 231.

Physical Description

xvi, 240 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Creation Information

Texas Folklore Society 1987.

Context

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Author

Texas Folklore Society

Editor

Abernethy, Francis Edward

Contributing Authors

Roach, Joyce Gibson A High Toned Woman
Oden, Charlie The Lingo of the Espee
Davis, Kenneth W. Mechanical Macho: The Current Craze for Customizing
Welch, Jack Texas Baptistry Paintings: Landscape, Doctrine, Mysticism
West, John O. Celebrations of the Dead: Merging Traditions in the Spanish Southwest
Graham, Joe S. Mexican-American Lime Kilns in West Texas: The Limits of Folk Technology
Rowland, Edward C. A Rose Blooms in the Desert: The Saga of the Santa Rita #1
Harris, Jim The Rules of Cockfighting
Clayton, Lawrence The Family Saga: An Interpretive Analysis
Patterson, Paul Showdown at Sunup
Lowman, Al Elephant Ears in the Churchyard
Garrison, Lora B. Hog Drovers: The Why and How of Hog Drives
Anderson, Mrs. John Q. A Key of Golden: Brief Encounters Remembered
Speck, Ernest B. Summer Revival
Olsen, Palmer Growing Up in Bosque County
Logsdon, Guy Cowboy Poets
Miles, Elton Folk Poetry: Texas, Southwest

Designer

Whitehead & Whitehead

Publisher

Southern Methodist University Press
Place of Publication: Dallas, Texas

Provided By

UNT Press

The University of North Texas Press was founded in 1987 and published its first book in 1989. Though it is the newest university press in North Texas, it has quickly become a leading press with the most titles in print (more than 300) and published (15 to 18 each year). The UNT Press is a fully accredited member of the Association of American University Presses. Its books are distributed and marketed nationally and internationally through the Texas A&M University Press Consortium.

Titles

Main Title: Hoein' the Short Rows
Added Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society Number 47
Series Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society

Description

Volume of Texas folklore, including folk arts and crafts, lime production, oil and petroleum, information about cockfighting, folk poetry, mysticism and other stories. The index begins on page 231.

Physical Description

xvi, 240 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Notes

"Number XLVII."

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Item Type

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Identifier

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

OCLC: 15696245
UNT Catalog No.: b1400420 | View in Discover
ISBN: 0870742566
Series Number: 47
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc38855

Relationships

Hoein' the Short Rows [e-book], ark:/67531/metadc970124

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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