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- Folktales from the Helotes Settlement
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: University of North Texas Press
- Series: Texas Folklore Society Extra Book
summary
The Texas Folklore Society has been publishing a regular volume of folklore research (our PTFS series) for the past several decades. Most of these books are what we call miscellanies, compilations of the works of multiple folklorists, and they feature articles on many types of lore. We’ve also published over twenty "Extra Books," which are single-author manuscripts that examine a more focused topic. Folktales from the Helotes Settlement by John Igo is Extra Book #25. It's a collection of personal memories from our longest active member, who first joined the Society over fifty years ago. Here we find legends, customs, and beliefs of the people of the Helotes Settlement near San Antonio. These stories capture the lore of a place similar to lots of other places--our places. They're familiar to us all because, when we get right down to it, the Helotes Settlement is not very different from wherever we're from.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction and Dedication
- pp. xiii-xvi
- The White Chapel
- p. 1
- Hitzfelder
- pp. 2-4
- What Toll Road?
- pp. 5-8
- The Mobile Market
- pp. 13-14
- Stations of the Cross
- pp. 15-17
- John Marnock’s Dog
- pp. 18-19
- The Other Barber
- pp. 20-23
- The Dowser
- pp. 24-26
- By Any Other Name
- pp. 29-30
- Wayfaring Strangers
- pp. 31-33
- Charcoal City
- pp. 34-35
- Cave Dwellers
- pp. 36-37
- Chewing Tobacco
- pp. 40-42
- The Natural Cure
- pp. 43-44
- Edwards Flat
- pp. 48-49
- Daisy and the Stork—
- pp. 50-51
- The Indian Tree
- p. 52
- The Culvert
- p. 55
- The Devil in the Outhouse
- pp. 56-58
- The Trophy Buck
- pp. 59-60
- Indian Middens and Graves
- pp. 63-66
- Fools’ Gold
- pp. 67-69
- The Skeleton House
- pp. 70-71
- Phantom Cemetery
- pp. 72-74
- The Wolf Man
- pp. 77-79
- The Buzzard Colony
- pp. 80-82
- The Rustler
- pp. 83-86
- The Invisible Bootlegger(s)
- pp. 89-91
- The Devil’s Slide
- pp. 92-93
- Postal Service
- pp. 99-101
- The Merry-Eye
- pp. 102-106
- The Barn Ghost
- pp. 107-109
- Lucy’s Treasures
- pp. 110-111
- The White Witch
- pp. 114-116
- Mr. Brauchle’s School
- pp. 122-123
- Scaring Indians
- p. 124
- Sam’s Innocent Heart
- p. 127
- July 4, 1976
- pp. 128-130
- The Famous Stew
- p. 133
- Our Lady of Zion
- pp. 134-136
- Watermelons
- p. 137
- Infant Mortality
- p. 138
- The Name: A Place with Three Mothers
- pp. 139-141
- Lily’s Bottle
- p. 142
- St. Cecilia’s Eyes
- pp. 143-144
- The Waltz Contest
- pp. 145-146
- Story-Teller
- pp. 147-148
- Stringtown: An Elegy
- pp. 149-159
Additional Information
ISBN
9781574415902
Related ISBN(s)
9781574415896
MARC Record
OCLC
899568626
Pages
160
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-24
Language
English
Open Access
No