In this Book
- Corners of Texas
- 1993
- Book
- Published by: University of North Texas Press
- Series: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
summary
The title was taken from J. Frank Dobie and Dick Holland, who tell about library corners that contain writings that are forever Texas. Holland's essay, "A Corner Forever Texas: The Southwestern Writers Collection," is the leading essay in the book. Corners of Texas begins with a special section about the history of the Society itself and its "sainted elders." It is a traditional TFS miscellany, the best of the Society's papers over the past three years—from lynchings to el pato boat building; from sunbonnets to hammered dulcimers; from jokes about droughts and lawyers to tales of folk, gospel and blues music; from gravemarkers to bottle trees, and more.
Table of Contents
- Corners of Texas
- pp. b-297
- Title Page
- pp. i-ii
- Copyright Page
- p. iv
- Corners of Texas
- p. viii
- Acknowledgements
- pp. xxiii-xxiv
- Part One: History
- pp. 1-2
- Part Two Folklore
- pp. 85-86
- 7. George Ewing: Forked Stick Folkcraft
- pp. 105-114
- 11. Bill Brett: A Hog Race
- pp. 139-146
- 16. Julia Whitsitt: Peripatetic Proselytizing
- pp. 201-208
- Contributors
- pp. 278-284
Additional Information
ISBN
9780929398570
Related ISBN
9780929398570
MARC Record
OCLC
1142365130
Launched on MUSE
2019-12-20
Language
English
Open Access
Yes