Hunters & Healers: Folklore Types & Topics

Hunters & Healers: Folklore Types & Topics

Description

Volume of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about hunting, folk medicine, ballads, religion and other folklore. The index begins on page 169.

Physical Description

ix, 172 p. : ill., ports. ; digital (epub and mobi files)

Creation Information

Texas Folklore Society 2017.

Context

This book is part of the collection entitled: Texas Folklore Society Publications and was provided by the UNT Press to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 112 times. More information about this book can be viewed below.

Author

Texas Folklore Society

Editor

Hudson, Wilson M.

Contributing Authors

Abernethy, Francis Edward The East Texas Communal Hunt
Schedler, Paul W. Folk Medicine in Denton County Today: Or, can Dermatology Displace Dishrags?
Carlock, Mary Sue The Frontier Preacher as a Character Type in Methodist Autobiographies
Rich, Carrol Y. The Day They Shot Bonnie & Clyde
Roach, Joyce Gibson Diesel Smoke & Dangerous Curves: Folklore of the Trucking Industry
Skaggs, Jimmy M. Tales of the Cattle Trail
McNeil, Norman L. Origins of "Sir Patrick Spens"
Anderson, John Q. "The Gatesville Murder": The Origin & Evolution of a Ballad
Miles, Elton Old Fort Leaton: A Saga of the Big Bend
Rissman, E. J. Hog Killing & Soap Making
Hutchinson, W. H. Cabeza de Vaca was a Piker
Nye, Hermes Barbara Ellen & the Lincoln Continental: Or, the Commercial Folk Festival
Hendricks, George D. Classical & Literary Motifs in TV & Movie Westerns
Mullen, Patrick B. Myth & Folklore in the Ordways
Schmidt, Henry The Hupango: A Dithyrambic Festival
Durrenberger, E. Paul Rats, Cats & Abandoned Fields

Publisher

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

Provided By

UNT Press

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Titles

Main Title: Hunters & Healers: Folklore Types & Topics
Added Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society Number 35
Series Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society

Description

Volume of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about hunting, folk medicine, ballads, religion and other folklore. The index begins on page 169.

Physical Description

ix, 172 p. : ill., ports. ; digital (epub and mobi files)

Notes

"Number XXXV."

This e-book has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. http://www.neh.gov/

Subjects

Keywords

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Folklore -- Texas.

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Book

Identifier

Unique identifying numbers for this book in the Digital Library or other systems.

UNT Catalog No.: b5808096 | View in Discover
Series Number: 35
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc970077

Relationships

Hunters & Healers: Folklore Types & Topics, ark:/67531/metadc38857

Collections

This book is part of the following collections of related materials.

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.

Broadening Access to Books on Texas and Oklahoma

Out-of-print books related to Texas and Oklahoma history, made available as ebooks thanks to a Humanities Open Book Program grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence.

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