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Title

  • Main Title Straight Texas
  • Series Title Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
  • Added Title Publications of the Texas Folklore Society, Number 13

Creator

  • Editor: Dobie, J. Frank
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Author, Stories in Texas Place Names

Contributor

  • Editor: Boatright, Mody C.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Associate Editor
  • Author: Bertillion, L. D.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: The Lobo Girl of Devil's River
  • Author: Eddins, A. W.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Anecdotes from the Brazos Bottoms, Wise Saws from Texas
  • Author: Chambers, Cornelia
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: The Adventures of Little Audrey
  • Author: Tracy, Myron W.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Roy Bean: Law West of the Pecos
  • Author: Sonnichsen, Charles L.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Mexican Spooks from El Paso
  • Author: Emmons, Martha
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Walk Around My Bedside
  • Author: Royal, Aylett
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: I'se Sho' Nuff Lucky
  • Author: Turner, Tressa
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: The Human Comedy in Folk Superstitions
  • Author: Hall, David
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Witching for Water with the Bible
  • Author: Beazley, Julia
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: The Black Cat of Cole's Plantation
  • Author: von Blittersdorf Moses, Louise
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Irish Fairies in Texas
  • Author: Wynn, Afton
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Pioneer Folk Ways
  • Author: Smith, Morgan
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Wise Saws from Texas
  • Author: O'Quinn, Trueman E.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Colloquialisms Along the Sabine
  • Author: Neighbors, Alice Atkinson
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: "Old Obadiah" and "My Juanita"
  • Author: Featherstone, Mae
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Silver Dreams and Copper Plates
  • Author: Densmore, Frances
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: The Alabama Indians and Their Music
  • Author: Heard, Elma
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Two Tales from the Alabamas
  • Author: Bludworth, G. T.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: How the Alabamas Came Southward
  • Author: Moore, Helen Ashworth
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: The Play Party in Victoria County
  • Printer: Folklore Associates, Inc.
    Contributor Type: Organization
    Contributor Info: Publisher of print version, Hatboro, Pennsylvania

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas. Libraries.
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 2017

Language

  • English
  • Spanish

Description

  • Content Description: Volume of popular folklore of Texas, including tales about the origins of various cities and towns, personal anecdotes, songs, superstitions and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 341.
  • Physical Description: 348 p. : ill. ; digital (epub and mobi files)

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Tales -- Texas.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Folklore -- Texas.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Texas -- Social life and customs.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Names, Geographical -- Texas.
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Arts and Crafts - Music
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Literature - Folklore
  • Keyword: songs
  • Keyword: folk songs
  • Keyword: plantations
  • Keyword: tales
  • Keyword: superstitions
  • Keyword: anecdotes

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - El Paso County - El Paso
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Duval County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - La Salle County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Zavala County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Webb County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - McLennan County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Milam County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Angelina County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Hardeman County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Bandera County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Erath County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Gregg County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Cherokee County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Caldwell County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Jack County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Dallas County - Dallas
  • Place Name: United States - Alabama
  • Place Name: Mexico
  • Time Period: fir-tex
  • Time Period: eur-tex
  • Time Period: span-tex
  • Time Period: mex-tex
  • Time Period: tex-rev
  • Time Period: rep-tex
  • Time Period: annex
  • Time Period: slav
  • Time Period: tex-fron
  • Time Period: civ-war
  • Time Period: cat-bom
  • Time Period: new-sou
  • Start Date: 1212~
  • End Date: 1936~

Relation

  • Is Format Of: Straight Texas, ark:/67531/metadc67658

Collection

  • Name: Texas Folklore Society Publications
    Code: TFSP
  • Name: Broadening Access to Books on Texas and Oklahoma
    Code: OBOOKS

Institution

  • Name: UNT Press
    Code: UNTP

Rights

  • Rights License: by-nc-nd

Resource Type

  • Book

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • UNT Catalog No.: b5808073
  • Accession or Local Control No: Publication Number 13
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc970126

Note

  • Display Note: "Number XIII."
  • Display Note: This e-book has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. http://www.neh.gov/
  • Display Note: Copyright (c) 1937 by The Texas Folklore Society. Reprinted from the original edition of 1937 by arrangement with The Texas Folklore Society.
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