From Hell to Breakfast

From Hell to Breakfast

Description

Volume of popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including religious anecdotes, stories about Native American dances, stories about petroleum and oil fields, folk songs, legends, customs and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 205.

Physical Description

viii, 214 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Creation Information

Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964 1944.

Context

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Editor

Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964 General Editor and Author, Tale of the Two Companions

Author

Texas Folklore Society

Contributing Authors

Lomax, Ruby Terrill Negro Baptizings
Lomax, John A. Adventures of a Ballad Hunter
Tartt, Ruby Pickens Carrie Dykes - Midwife
Parks, Etta Big Sam and De Golden Chariot
Whatley, W. A. Mexican Munchausen
Nolen, Oran Warder Some Odd Mexican Customs
Yelvington, Henry Legend of the Tengo Frio Bird
Marriott, Alice L. Dancing Makes Fun; Dancing Makes Rain
Ward, Hortense Warner Indian Sign on the Spaniard's Cattle; Ear Marks
Jeffries, Charlie White Comanches
Woods, Dee Panther Yarns
Winfrey, James W. Oil Patch Talk
Land, Myrtle Sloan Old Newt, The Practical Joker
Sims, Dunny Moron Jokes
Scudday, Roy The Musical Snake
Speck, Ernest The Song of the Little Llano
Featherstone, Mae The Threshing Crew
Sears, Edward S. The Low Down on Jim Bowie

Editors

Boatright, Mody Coggin Author, More About "Hell in Texas"
Day, Donald Author, Leaves of Mesquite Grass

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: From Hell to Breakfast
Series Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
Added Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society Number 19

Description

Volume of popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including religious anecdotes, stories about Native American dances, stories about petroleum and oil fields, folk songs, legends, customs and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 205.

Physical Description

viii, 214 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Notes

"Number XIX."

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Identifier

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

OCLC: 8267304
UNT Catalog No.: b1384737 | View in Discover
Series Number: 19
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc67649

Relationships

From Hell to Breakfast [e-book], ark:/67531/metadc970070

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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