Texas and Southwestern Lore
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Collection of popular folklore from Texas and the Southwest, including ballads, cowboy songs, Native American myths, superstitions and other miscellaneous folk tales. It also contains the proceedings of the Texas Folklore Society. The index begins on page 243.
Physical Description
259 p. ; 24 cm.
Creation Information
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964 1927.
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- Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964 Author, Ballads and Songs of the Frontier Folk
Contributing Authors
- González, Jovita Folk-Lore of the Texas-Mexican Vaquero
- Dobie, Bertha McKee Tales and Rhymes of a Texas Household
- Haley, J. Evetts Lore of the Llano Estacado, Cowboy Songs Again
- Young, Della I. Names in the Old Cheyenne and Arapahoe Territory
- Dignowity, Hartman Nicknames in Texas Oil Fields
- Boatright, Mody B. The Devil's Grotto
- Hatcher, Mattie Austin Myths of the Tejas Indians
- Law, Robert Adger A Note on Four Negro Words
- Craddock, John R. Songs the Cowboys Sing
- Sires, Ira Songs of the Open Range
- Moore, Arbie "The Texas Cowboy"
- Beazley, Julia The Ballad of "Davy Crockett"
- Hastings, George E. "Annie Breen from Old Kaintuck"
- Payne, L. W., Jr. Songs and Ballads - Grave and Gay
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Southern Methodist University Press
Place of Publication: Dallas, Texas
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Titles
- Main Title: Texas and Southwestern Lore
- Series Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
- Added Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society Number 6
Description
Collection of popular folklore from Texas and the Southwest, including ballads, cowboy songs, Native American myths, superstitions and other miscellaneous folk tales. It also contains the proceedings of the Texas Folklore Society. The index begins on page 243.
Physical Description
259 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
"Number VI."
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ballads, English -- Texas.
- Cowboys -- Songs and music.
- Folk music -- Texas.
- Folk songs, English -- Texas.
- Folklore -- Southwestern States.
- Folklore -- Texas.
- Texas -- Social life and customs.
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- OCLC: 1451543
- UNT Catalog No.: b1306734 | View in Discover
- ISBN: 087074044x
- Series Number: 6
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc67662
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- Texas and Southwestern Lore [e-book], ark:/67531/metadc970054
Collections
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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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Texas and Southwestern Lore (Book)
Collection of popular folklore from Texas and the Southwest, including ballads, cowboy songs, Native American myths, superstitions and other miscellaneous folk tales. It also contains the proceedings of the Texas Folklore Society. The index begins on page 243.
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- 1927
Covered Time Period
- 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
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- Dec. 7, 2011, 11:56 a.m.
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- March 6, 2023, 4:14 p.m.
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- United States - Texas
- United States - Texas - Jim Hogg County
- United States - Texas - Starr County
- United States - Texas - Galveston County - Galveston
- United States - Texas - Nueces County
- United States - Texas - Bexar County - San Antonio
- United States - Texas - Nolan County
- United States - Texas - Lubbock County
- United States - Texas - Scurry County
- United States - Texas - Crosby County
- United States - Florida
- United States - South Carolina
- United States - Indiana
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Dallas, Texas (Southern Methodist University Press)
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Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964. Texas and Southwestern Lore, book, 1927; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67662/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Press.