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- Folklore in Motion: Texas Travel Lore
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: University of North Texas Press
- Series: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
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The adventurous spirit of Texans has led to much travel lore, from stories of how ancestors first came to the state to reflections of how technology has affected the customs, language, and stories of life “on the go.” This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society features articles from beloved storytellers like John O. West, Kenneth W. Davis, and F. E. Abernethy as well as new voices like Janet Simonds. Chapters contain traditional “Gone to Texas” accounts and articles about people or methods of travel from days gone by. Others are dedicated to trains and cars and the lore associated with two-wheeled machines, machines that fly, and machines that scream across the land at dangerous speeds. The volume concludes with articles that consider how we fuel our machines and ourselves, and the rituals we engage in when we’re on our way from here to there.
Table of Contents
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- I. Folk Travel in Texas
- Traveling Texan
- pp. 13-24
- Red River Bridge War
- pp. 25-34
- Wagon Train Experience
- pp. 35-50
- II. Back in the Day
- pp. 58-60
- Legends of the Trail
- pp. 61-76
- Gone to (South) Texas
- pp. 83-98
- Safe in the Arms of Trainmen
- pp. 159-164
- Tales of the Rails
- pp. 165-174
- The Ford Epigram
- pp. 175-182
- IV. Still Movin’ On, Any Way They Can
- pp. 202-204
- Iron Butt Saddlesore
- pp. 227-244
- Contributors’ Vitas
- pp. 273-280
Additional Information
ISBN
9781574413854
Related ISBN(s)
9781574412383
MARC Record
OCLC
294907579
Pages
320
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC-ND