In this Book
- Texas and Southwestern Lore
- Book
- 1927
- Published by: University of North Texas Press
- Series: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
summary
This volume contains "Folk-Lore of the Texas-Mexican Vaquero," by Jovita González; "Tales and Rhymes of a Texas Household," by Bertha McKee Dobie; "Lore of the Llano Estacado," by J. Evetts Haley; "Names in the Old Cheyenne and Arapahoe Territory," by Della I. Young; "Nicknames in Texas Oil Fields," by Hartman Dignowity; "The Devil’s Grotto," by Mody Boatright; "Myths of the Tejas Indians," by Mattie Austin Hatcher; "A Note on Four Negro Words," by Robert Adger Law. Part II of the publication includes "Ballads and Songs of the Frontier Folk," by J. Frank Dobie; "Songs the Cowboys Sing," by John Craddock; "Song of the Open Range," by Ina Sires; "The Texas Cowboy," by Arbie Moore; "Cowboy Songs Again," by J. Evetts Haley; "The Ballad of Davy Crockett,’’ by Julia Beazley; "Annie Breen from Old Kaintuck," by George E. Hastings; "Songs and Ballads—Grave and Gay," by L. W. Payne, Jr.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page
- pp. i-ii
- Copyright Page
- p. 2
- Tales and Rhymes of a Texas Household
- pp. 23-71
- Lore of the Llano Estacado
- pp. 72-89
- Nicknames in Texas Oil Fields
- pp. 98-101
- The Devil’s Grotto
- pp. 102-106
- Myths of the Tejas Indians
- pp. 107-118
- A Note on Four Negro Words
- pp. 119-120
- Songs the Cowboys Sing
- pp. 184-191
- Songs of the Open Range
- pp. 192-195
- “The Texas Cowboy”
- pp. 196-197
- Cowboy Songs Again
- pp. 198-204
- The Ballad of “Davy Crockett”
- pp. 205-206
- “Annie Breen from Old Kaintuck”
- pp. 207-208
- Songs and Ballads—Grave and Gay
- pp. 209-238
- Proceedings of the Texas Folk-Lore Society, 1926
- pp. 239-240
- Contributors
- pp. 241-242
- Index of Ballads, Rhymes, and Songs
- pp. 243-248
Additional Information
ISBN
9781574411041
MARC Record
OCLC
1142306658
Launched on MUSE
2019-12-20
Language
English
Open Access
Yes