Corners of Texas
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This volume contains popular folklore of Texas, including information about folk music, folk arts and crafts, history of Texas, prominent Texas writers, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 285.
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xxiv, 295 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; digital (epub and mobi files)
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Abernethy, Francis Edward 2017.
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- Holland, Richard A. A Corner Forever Texas: The Southwestern Writers Collection
- Porterfield, Nolan John Lomax and Texas: Roots of a Career
- Stone, Paul J. Frank Dobie and the American Folklore Society
- Lowman, Al Beautifully Printed and Expressive of Texas: Carl Hertzog and the Texas Folklore Society
- Roach, Joyce Pistol Packin' Mamas: Gun Code for Western Women
- Bridges, Phyllis "First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All the Lawyers"
- Ewing, George Forked Stick Folkcraft
- Breedlove, Tom E. No-Eared Joe: Oil Field Folk Hero
- Quiros, Fernando Garza The Boat Called "El Pato"
- Graham, Richard From African Spirit Catcher to American Folk Art Emblem: The Trans-Atlantic Odyssey of the Bottle Tree
- Brett, Bill A Hog Race
- Busby, Mark An East Texas Lynching: The Humphries/Wilkinson-Greenhaw Feud
- Schnitz, Jean Granberry Hammered Dulcimers and Folk Songs: The Musical Hertiage of the C. A. Lee Family
- Mullen, Patrick B. The Rabbit, The Lion, and The Man: Race Relations in Folklore Fieldwork
- Whitsitt, Julia Peripatetic Proselytizing
- Jeffery, Janet K. The Sunbonnet as Folk Costume
- Mahoney, Sylvia Gann College Creates a New Breed of Cowboy
- Williamson, Rana K. Laughing at the Clouds: Texas Drought Humor
- Govenar, Alan The Blues and Jives of Dr. Hepcat
- Newsom, Rollo K. Motorcycles and Majorettes: Grave Markers for Youth in Central Texas
- Mason, Richard J. Singing People Are Happy People: A Brief Look at Convention Gospel Music
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- Satterwhite, Carolyn Fiedler Assistant Editor
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- University of North Texas Press Publisher of print version, Denton
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Place of Publication: Denton, Texas
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- Main Title: Corners of Texas
- Added Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society, Number 52
- Series Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
Description
This volume contains popular folklore of Texas, including information about folk music, folk arts and crafts, history of Texas, prominent Texas writers, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 285.
Physical Description
xxiv, 295 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; digital (epub and mobi files)
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"Publications of the Texas Folklore Society LII."
This e-book has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. http://www.neh.gov/
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- UNT Catalog No.: b5808114 | View in Discover
- ISBN: 0929398572
- Accession or Local Control No: Publication Number 52
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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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Out-of-print books related to Texas and Oklahoma history, made available as ebooks thanks to a Humanities Open Book Program grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence.
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Corners of Texas (Book)
This volume contains popular folklore of Texas, including information about folk music, folk arts and crafts, history of Texas, prominent Texas writers, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 285.
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- 2017
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- 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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- April 20, 2017, 1:52 p.m.
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- United States - Texas
- United States - Texas - El Paso County - El Paso
- United States - Texas - Kaufman County
- United States - Texas - Duval County
- United States - Texas - Cottle County
- United States - Texas - Taylor County - Abilene
- United States - Texas - Nacogdoches County - Nacogdoches
- United States - Texas - Bosque County
- United States - South Carolina
- United States - Colorado
- United States - Georgia
- United States - New Mexico
- Mexico
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Abernethy, Francis Edward. Corners of Texas, book, 2017; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc967402/: accessed June 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.