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. ; 24 cm.
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Abernethy, Francis Edward 1993.
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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
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. ; 24 cm.
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"Publications of the Texas Folklore Society LII."
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- OCLC: 45732785
- UNT Catalog No.: b1704165 | View in Discover
- ISBN: 0929398572
- Accession or Local Control No: Publication Number 52
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- Corners of Texas [e-book], ark:/67531/metadc967402
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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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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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- 1993
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
- Into Modern Times, 1939-Present
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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
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Abernethy, Francis Edward. Corners of Texas, book, 1993; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc38310/: accessed November 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.