The Folklore of Texan Cultures
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This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular folklore of various ethnic and religious groups residing in Texas, including songs, myths, legends, and other essays. The index begins on page 363.
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xxxi, 366 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
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Texas Folklore Society 1974.
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- Abernethy, Francis Edward Author: The Spanish on the Moral (The Spanish)
- Beavers, R. L. Music Editor
Author of introduction, etc.
- Shuffler, R. Henderson The Cultures of Texas
Contributing Authors
- Gaston, Edwin W., Jr. Early Texas Indian Songs and Tales (The Indians)
- de Zavala, Adina Religious Beliefs of the Tejas or Hasanias Indians (The Indians)
- Martin, Howard N. Myths of the Alabama-Coushatta Indians (The Indians)
- Green, Thomas A., Jr. The Legends of the Tigua (The Indians)
- Martin, Howard N. Myths of the Alabama-Coushatta Indians (The Indians)
- Lyday, Jo Jambalaya (The French)
- Sewell, Ernestine Porcher La Reunion (The French)
- Baxter, Gordon Cajun Lapland (The French)
- Wittliff, Willaim D. Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy (The Mexicans)
- Frantz, Joe B. Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy (The Mexicans)
- Castillo, Arnulfo Charro Jiro Afamado (The Mexicans)
- Carpenter, Ann Scratches on the Bedpost: Vestiges of the Lechuza (The Mexicans); O Ty Polshi! (The Poles)
- Perales, Alonzo M. Violeta and the Owls (The Mexicans)
- West, John O. Mal Ojo (The Mexicans)
- Arbuckle, H. C., III Don José and Don Pedrito (The Mexicans)
- Vance, W. Silas Life and Leisure at Lucky Ridge (The White Anglo-Saxon Protestants)
- Brewer, J. Mason Tales from Juneteenth (The Negroes)
- Williams, Lorece P. Country Black (The Negroes)
- Iglehart, Alfreda Waco Jive (The Negroes)
- Byrd, James W. Folk Anecdote Survives in Black Fiction (The Negroes)
- Estill, Julia Customs Among the German Descendants of Gillespie County (in 1923) (The Germans)
- Jordan, Terry G. The Old World Antecedent of the Fredericksburg Easter Fires (The Germans)
- Emmons, Martha Green Flags Over Texas (The Irish)
- Gordon, Harry Scottis Texans and the Highland Games (The Scots); Harry Gordon, President Emeritus, Scottish Society of Texas
- Duncan, Robert J. Footprints of Wooden Shoes (The Dutch)
- Lucas, Susan Community Celebrations in Danevang (The Danes)
- Clark, Sara Community Celebrations in Danevang (The Danes)
- Baker, T. Lindsay Panna Maria and Pluznica: A Study in Comparative Folk Culture (The Poles)
- Hewitt, W. Phil Czech Lore and Customs (The Czechs)
- Hoel, Sadie J. The Norse of Bosque County (The Norse)
- Olsen, Palmer H. Frank Bean (The Norse)
- van Cleave, Kit Greek-American Life Styles (The Greeks)
- Mullen, Patrick B. Magic and Ritual Among Italian Fishermen on the Gulf Coast (The Italians)
- Fillingim, A. R. The Slavonian Stave Makers of the Big Thicket (The Slavs); A. R. (Dolph) Fillingim
- McGuire, James P. Ya America! Ya Beledee! (The Lebenese)
- Beaty, Dan Lebanese Song Style (The Lebanese)
- Nielson, George R. Folklore of the Wends (The Wends)
- Laufman, Larry Jewish Folkways (The Jews)
- Woodell, Thomas M. Un-Organizations: The Family Associations of the Chinese (The Chinese)
- Wingate, Gwendolyn The Kishi Colony (The Japanese)
- Harris, Jim Filipino Beliefs and Customs (The Filipinos)
- Hancock, Ian F. Le Rom And'o Teksas (The Gypsies); Ian F. Hancock, General Secretary, Komitia Lumiaki Romani
Translator
- Cardozo-Freeman, Inez Charro Jiro Afamado (The Mexicans): Translation and commentary
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The Encino Press
Place of Publication: Austin, Texas
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- Main Title: The Folklore of Texan Cultures
- Series Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
- Added Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society, Number 38
Description
This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular folklore of various ethnic and religious groups residing in Texas, including songs, myths, legends, and other essays. The index begins on page 363.
Physical Description
xxxi, 366 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
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- Indian songs
- People - Ethnic Groups - American Indians - Alabamas
- People - Ethnic Groups - American Indians - Coushattas
- folk songs
- legends
- myths
- tales
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- OCLC: 1274011
- UNT Catalog No.: b1070323 | View in Discover
- Series Number: 38
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- The Folklore of Texan Cultures [e-book], ark:/67531/metadc970060
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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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The Folklore of Texan Cultures (Book)
This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular folklore of various ethnic and religious groups residing in Texas, including songs, myths, legends, and other essays. The index begins on page 363.
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- 1974
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- European Explorers in Texas, 1519-1689
- Spanish Texas, 1690-1821
- Mexican Texas, 1821-1835
- The Texas Revolution, 1835-1836
- The Republic of Texas, 1836-1846
- Annexation, 1844-1846
- Slavery and Antebellum Texas Culture, 1821-1865
- The Texas Frontier, 1846-1861
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1876
- The Cattle Boom, 1865-1890
- New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
- Into Modern Times, 1939-Present
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- Dec. 7, 2011, 11:56 a.m.
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- United States - Texas - Tarrant County
- United States - Texas - Bexar County - San Antonio
- United States - Texas - Galveston County - Galveston
- United States - Texas - Montague County
- United States - Texas - Dallas County - Dallas
- United States - Texas - El Paso County - El Paso
- United States - Texas - Travis County - Austin
- United States - Texas - Harris County - Houston
- Mexico
- Spain
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Texas Folklore Society. The Folklore of Texan Cultures, book, 1974; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67648/: accessed September 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.