From Hell to Breakfast

From Hell to Breakfast

From Hell to Breakfast

From Hell to Breakfast

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Overview

 This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society contains African-American baptizings; adventures of a ballad hunter; Carrie-Dykes, a midwife; Big Sam and De Golden Chariot; tale of the two companions; Mexican Münchausen; some odd Mexican customs; legend of the tengo frío bird; leaves of mesquite grass; dancing makes fun; dancing makes rain; Indian sign on the Spaniard's cattle; ear marks; white Comanches; panther yarns; more about “Hell in Texas”; oil patch talk; Old Newt, the practical joker; moron jokes; the musical snake; the song of the little Llano; the threshing crew; and the low down on Jim Bowie. 


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781574410990
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Publication date: 06/01/2000
Series: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society Series , #19
Pages: 222
Sales rank: 879,099
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.51(d)

Table of Contents

Negro Baptizings1
Adventures of a Ballad Hunter9
Carrie Dykes--Midwife21
Big Sam and De Golden Chariot29
Tale of the Two Companions36
Mexican Munchausen42
Some Odd Mexican Customs57
Legend of the Tengo Frio Bird60
Leaves of Mesquite Grass63
Dancing Makes Fun82
Dancing Makes Rain88
Indian Sign on the Spaniard's Cattle94
Ear Marks106
White Comanches117
Panther Yarns126
More About "Hell in Texas"134
Oil Patch Talk139
Old Newt, the Practical Joker149
Moron Jokes155
The Musical Snake162
The Song of the Little Llano165
The Threshing Crew167
The Low Down on Jim Bowie175
Proceedings of Texas Folk-Lore Society, 1943200
Contributors202
Index205
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