Texas and Southwestern Lore

Texas and Southwestern Lore

Texas and Southwestern Lore

Texas and Southwestern Lore

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Overview

This Texas Folklore Society Publication is divided into two volumes of rich, Texan folklore. The first volume contains eight folk tales, varying from “Lore of the Llano Estacado” to “Myths of the Tejas Indians.” The second volume centers around the cowboy way of life and cowboy songs, such as “Songs the Cowboys Sing” and “Song of the Open Range.”

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781574411041
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Publication date: 06/01/2000
Series: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society Series , #6
Pages: 259
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.59(d)

About the Author


J. Frank Dobie (1888–1964) was an American folklorist, writer, and newspaper columnist best known for many books depicting the richness and traditions of life in rural Texas. In 1922, he became secretary of the Texas Folklore Society and held the post for 21 years.

Table of Contents

I
The Editor's Prerogative5
Folk-Lore of the Texas-Mexican Vaquero7
Tales and Rhymes of a Texas Household23
Lore of the Llano Estacado72
Names in the Old Cheyenne and Arapahoe Territory90
Nicknames in Texas Oil Fields98
The Devil's Grotto102
Myths of the Tejas Indians107
A Note on Four Negro Words119
II
Ballads and Songs of the Frontier Folk121
Songs the Cowboys Sing184
Songs of the Open Range192
"The Texas Cowboy"196
Cowboy Songs Again198
The Ballad of "Davy Crockett"205
"Annie Breen from Old Kaintuck"207
Songs and Ballads--Grave and Gay209
Proceedings of the Texas Folk-Lore Society, 1926239
Contributors241
Index243
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