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- Tales from the Big Thicket
- Book
- 2002
- Published by: University of North Texas Press
- Series: Temple Big Thicket Series
summary
The secretive beauty and mystery of the Big Thicket of East Texas would inevitably inspire tales—and the pioneers who came to terms with this land were an individualistic and legend-creating lot. In Tales from the Big Thicket, Francis E. Abernethy presents a collection of stories about the Big Thicket and its people. He begins with a brief survey history of the region and then presents anecdotes and tales that introduce us to the people of the Big Thicket and to the land. The reader will find herein the history and folklore of the area, including a collection of Alabama-Coushatta tales, a Civil War episode involving a search for hidden Jayhawkers, a travel account from the nineteenth century, and a history of one of the region's legendary families, the Hooks. "An enjoyable escape to the wood-culture of the past, to the thrill of the bear hunt of yesterday, to the quiet, natural retreat in the middle of an increasingly urban world."—Southwestern Historical Quarterly
Table of Contents
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- The Big Thicket: An Introduction
- pp. 3-15
- Folklore in the Big Thicket
- pp. 22-32
- Settling the Old Poplar-Tree Place
- pp. 58-68
- The Battle at Bad Luck Creek
- pp. 75-92
- We Trailed Them through the Marshes
- pp. 114-122
- Texas Bear Hunt, 1906
- pp. 123-136
- Boom-Town Tales
- pp. 137-154
- Tales from Uncle Owen
- pp. 155-168
- Sour Lake: Spa of the Big Thicket
- pp. 169-180
- A Family Full of Legends
- pp. 181-198
- Big Thicket Balladry
- pp. 199-214
- From Moss Hill
- pp. 215-226
- The Saratoga Light
- pp. 227-233
Additional Information
ISBN
9781574414981
Related ISBN(s)
9781574411423
MARC Record
OCLC
828870152
Pages
256
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No