Straight Texas
J. Frank Dobie, ed.
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Imprint: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
Pages: 348
Print ISBN: 9781574410976
eBook ISBN: 9781574410976
DESCRIPTION
The topics include Texas place names, Roy Bean, anecdotes from Brazos River bottoms, Mexican ghosts from El Paso, comedy in folk superstitions, witching for water with the Bible, pioneer folk ways, old sayings from Texas, Irish fairies in Texas, Alabama Indian music, tales from the Alabamas, among many other stories and folk characters.
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