2001: A Texas Folklore Odyssey
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This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society "contains a sample of the research that members of the Society were doing at the turn of the millennium as represented at the 1998, 1999, and 2000 meetings." The volume covers "a wide variety of contemporary and historical topics," including baby lore, stories about notable women, stories about food and cooking, information about the Model T Ford, and more (inside front cover). The index begins on page 339.
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xiii, 354 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
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Abernethy, Francis Edward 2001.
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- Abernethy, Francis Edward Author, The Elusive Emily D. West, Folksong's Fabled "Yellow Rose of Texas"
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- Davis, Kenneth "It's the Watkins Man!"
- Sitton, Thad "Now You Hear My Horn!"
- Clark, Tony "That Dirty Little Coward!"
- Ewing, George Mother's Model T
- Gardner, Charles The Origins of the Texas Style of Traditional Old-Time Fiddling
- Grider, Sylvia Epics of Defeat: Texas' Alamo and Scotland's Culloden
- Matthews, Becky The Roswell Incident: Fiftieth Anniversary Sell-Abration
- Hill, Kevin Greetings From Frank Dobie
- Stuart, Jim Greetings From Frank Dobie
- Roach, Joyce Baby Lore: The Why and Wherefore of It
- Abernethy, Hazel S. Grandparenting
- Holland, Richard "It All Began the Day My Conscience Died:" The Cheatin' Song from Prototype to Post-Modern
- Bridges, Phyllis La Quinceanera: A Hispanic Folk Custom
- Pinkerton, J. G. The Breakfast of Champions
- Norguard, Carolyn Women A-Horseback - Side or Astride
- Cox, Mike "This story has no leeeeede!"
- Koock, Mary Faulk Recipes from Green Pastures
- Lightfoot, John Take Me Out to the Ballgame
- Redshaw, Peggy How Cloth was Dyed during the Civil War in Washington County, Texas
- McDonald, Archie Uppity Women
- Hughes, L. Patrick Praising Potted Pork Parts: Austin's One and Only Spamarama
- Rushing, Rhett Homemade Religion: Miraculous Images of Jesus and the Virgin Mary in South Texas
- Vick, Frances B. The Roy Bedichek Family Letters
- Lutzweiler, James Emily D. West and the Yellow Prose of Texas: A Primer on Some Primary Documents and their Doctoring
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- Thompson, Shannon R. Assistant Editor
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University of North Texas Press
Place of Publication: Denton, Texas
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- Main Title: 2001: A Texas Folklore Odyssey
- Added Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society, Number 58
- Series Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
Description
This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society "contains a sample of the research that members of the Society were doing at the turn of the millennium as represented at the 1998, 1999, and 2000 meetings." The volume covers "a wide variety of contemporary and historical topics," including baby lore, stories about notable women, stories about food and cooking, information about the Model T Ford, and more (inside front cover). The index begins on page 339.
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xiii, 354 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
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"Number LVIII."
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- OCLC: 47521424
- UNT Catalog No.: b2327035 | View in Discover
- ISBN: 1574411403
- Accession or Local Control No: Publication Number 58
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc38303
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- 2001: A Texas Folklore Odyssey [e-book], ark:/67531/metadc967408/
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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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2001: A Texas Folklore Odyssey (Book)
This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society "contains a sample of the research that members of the Society were doing at the turn of the millennium as represented at the 1998, 1999, and 2000 meetings." The volume covers "a wide variety of contemporary and historical topics," including baby lore, stories about notable women, stories about food and cooking, information about the Model T Ford, and more (inside front cover). The index begins on page 339.
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- 2001
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- European Explorers in Texas, 1519-1689
- Spanish Texas, 1690-1821
- Mexican Texas, 1821-1835
- The Texas Revolution, 1835-1836
- The Republic of Texas, 1836-1846
- Annexation, 1844-1846
- The Texas Frontier, 1846-1861
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1876
- New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
- Into Modern Times, 1939-Present
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- July 6, 2011, 9:55 a.m.
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Abernethy, Francis Edward. 2001: A Texas Folklore Odyssey, book, 2001; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc38303/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Press.