Singers and Storytellers

Singers and Storytellers

Description

Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including personal anecdotes about storytellers and singers, as well as folk songs, myths, and ghost stories. The index begins on page 295.

Physical Description

v, 298 p. ; 24 cm.

Creation Information

Boatright, Mody C. 1961.

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 3187 times. More information about this book can be viewed below.

Editor

Boatright, Mody C. Author, The Oil Promoter as Trickster

Contributing Authors

Dobie, J. Frank Storytellers I Have Known
Leach, Mac Edward The Singer or the Song
Mendoza, Vicente T. Some Forms of the Mexican Cancion
Paredes, Americo Author and Translator, Folklore and History
Hendricks, George D. Don't Look Back
Nye, Hermes Folksay of Lawyers
Braddy, Haldeen Feathered Duelists
King, C. Richard Old Thurber
Sutherland, Tucker Ghost Stories From a Texas Ghost Town
Hardin, William Henry Old Days at Cold Springs
McCuller, Joseph T., Jr. Prayer Meeting at Persimmon College
Byington, Robert H. The Frontier Hero: Refinement and Definition
Anderson, John Q. Belle Starr and the Biscuit Dough
Bond, Eleanor Mitchell Legend of the Lad
Harris, Stanley W. Stories of Ranch People
Gaston, Edwin W., Jr. Tall Timber Tales
Stephens, Alva Ray Anecdotes of Two Frontier Preachers
Miles, A. L. Wolves, Foxes, Hound Dogs, and Men
Wellborn, Grace Pleasant The Magic Art of Removing Warts
Garza, Humberto Owl-Bewitchment in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Hiester, Miriam W. Tales of the Paisanos
Nielson, George R. Folklore of the German-Wends in Texas
Mankin, Carolyn Tales the German Texans Tell
Coe, Gayle L. Tales of the Lost Nigger Mine
Garrett, Kim S. Family Stories and Sayings
Fuson, Robert H. The Origin of the Word Gringo

Editors

Hudson, Wilson M. Associate Editor
Maxwell, Allen Associate Editor

Printer

Wilkinson Printing Company

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: Singers and Storytellers
Series Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
Added Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society Number 30

Description

Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including personal anecdotes about storytellers and singers, as well as folk songs, myths, and ghost stories. The index begins on page 295.

Physical Description

v, 298 p. ; 24 cm.

Notes

"Number XXX."

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Identifier

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

OCLC: 327114
UNT Catalog No.: b1384743 | View in Discover
Series Number: 30
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc67655

Relationships

Singers and Storytellers [e-book], ark:/67531/metadc970127

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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