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| Author | : J. Frank Dobie |
| Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 1984 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780292780699 |
It is for good reason that J. Frank Dobie is known as the Southwest's master storyteller. With his eye for color and detail, his ear for the rhythm of language and song, and his heart open to the simple truth of folk wisdom and ways, he movingly and unpretentiously spins the tales of our collective heritages. This he does in Tales of Old-Time Texas, a heartwarming array of twenty-eight stories filled with vivid characters, exciting historical episodes, and traditional themes. As Dobie himself says: "Any tale belongs to whoever can best tell it." Here, then, is a collection of the best Texas tales—by the Texan who can best tell them. Dobie's recollections include such classics in Lone Star State lore as the tale of Jim Bowie's knife, the legend of the Texas bluebonnet, the story of the Wild Woman of the Navidad, and the account of the headless horseman of the mustangs. Other stories in this outstanding collection regale us with odd and interesting characters and events: the stranger of Sabine Pass, the Apache secret of the Guadalupes, the planter who gambled away his bride, and the Robinhooding of Sam Bass. These stories, and many more, make Tales of Old-Time Texas a beloved classic certain to endure for generations.
| Author | : James Frank Dobie |
| Publisher | : Booksales |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1999-09 |
| Genre | : Folklore |
| ISBN | : 9780785811329 |
A retelling of 28 tales about or taking place in Texas.
| Author | : Bill Brett |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 136 |
| Release | : 1979 |
| Genre | : Folklore |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : J. Frank Dobie |
| Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
| Total Pages | : 430 |
| Release | : 2010-06-28 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0292789408 |
“This is the best work ever written on hidden treasure, and one of the most fascinating books on any subject to come out of Texas.” —Basic Texas Books Written in 1930, Coronado’s Children was one of J. Frank Dobie’s first books, and the one that helped gain him national prominence as a folklorist. In it, he recounts the tales and legends of those hardy souls who searched for buried treasure in the Southwest following in the footsteps of that earlier gold seeker, the Spaniard Coronado. “These people,” Dobie writes in his introduction, “no matter what language they speak, are truly Coronado’s inheritors . . . I have called them Coronado’s children. They follow Spanish trails, buffalo trails, cow trails, they dig where there are no trails; but oftener than they dig or prospect they just sit and tell stories of lost mines, of buried bullion by the jack load . . .” This is the tale-spinning Dobie at his best, dealing with subjects as irresistible as ghost stories and haunted houses. “As entrancing a volume as one is likely to pick up in a month of Sundays.” —The New York Times “Dobie has discovered for us a native Arabian Night.” —Chicago Evening Post
| Author | : Mike Cox |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 173 |
| Release | : 2011-06-21 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1614238146 |
Historian Mike Cox has been writing about Texas history for four decades, sharing tales that have been overlooked or forgotten through the years. Travel to El Paso during the "Big Blow" of 1895, brave the frontier with Elizabeth Russell Baker, and stare down the infamous killer known as Old Three Toe. From frontier stories and ghost towns to famous folks and accounts of everyday life, this collection of West Texas Tales has it all.
| Author | : Texas Folklore Society |
| Publisher | : University of North Texas Press |
| Total Pages | : 380 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781574410556 |
A representative anthology of Texas folklore from the first half of the twentieth century, including legends, ghost stories, songs, proverbs, and other writings.
| Author | : James Frank Dobie |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 306 |
| Release | : 1964 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
V2 : Pirates' Gold and Other Tales.
| Author | : Johnny Hughes |
| Publisher | : iUniverse |
| Total Pages | : 254 |
| Release | : 2012-08-21 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9781475942170 |
You have a great writing style, very credible, and entertaining. Those were dangerous times. Almost all of the guys are gone. A great book!... Doyle Brunson, Poker Hall of Fame, author. Hes as good a writer as he is a player. When it comes to poker tales...Johnny Hughes is your man.... Anthony Holden, London, President of the International Federation of Poker, author ... a captivating raconteur and avid historian...brings them to life with a unique flair and panache...(He) paints word pictures with witty, lush brush strokes reminiscent of Tom Wolfe... Paul Dr. Pauly McGuire, author ..the William Manchester of poker historians...a Hughes narrative is like lighting a lantern into the darkest recess of pokers subculture...provides the very best portrait of these unique real-life characters of anyone on record... Nolan Dalla, Media Director. World Series of Poker, author. ...the true story...of the beginnings of the phenomenon that poker has become... Crandell Addington, Poker Hall of Fame. Reading...is only paralleled by listening to him tell those stories in real time...like putting yourself in the same room as it all unfolded...when the mob ruled Las Vegas...the real stories... Ryan Sayer, OnTilt Radio, C.O.O.,and Host. www.JohnnyHughes.com
| Author | : Heath Dollar |
| Publisher | : Sleeping Panther Press |
| Total Pages | : 227 |
| Release | : 2017-09-14 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780998066141 |
Whether they left home as fast as they could or would never dream of leaving, this collection is about the folks from Waylon County in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. A nine-time bride is faced with a law stopping her from marrying again. A military contractor, fresh from Afghanistan, enters the Wailin¿ Biscuit Café with a comfort monkey on his back, and a bookman descended from Spanish explorers discovers an incredible treasure. Waylon County is Texas itself. It is a place of fable, satire, and the slow drawl of truth.
| Author | : Mike Cox |
| Publisher | : History Press Library Editions |
| Total Pages | : 146 |
| Release | : 2012-10-02 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781540232212 |
