In this Book
- 2001, a Texas Folklore Odyssey
- Book
- 2001
- Published by: University of North Texas Press
- Series: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
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This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society "contains a sample of the research that members of the Society were doing at the turn of the millennium as represented at the 1998, 1999, and 2000 meetings." The volume covers "a wide variety of contemporary and historical topics," including baby lore, stories about notable women, stories about food and cooking, information about the Model T Ford, and more.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page
- pp. i-iii
- Copyright Page
- p. iv
- Dedication
- p. viii
- Half Title Page
- p. 1
- “It's the Watkins Man!”
- pp. 3-16
- “Now you Hear my Horn!”
- pp. 17-26
- “That Dirty Little Coward!”
- pp. 27-44
- Mother's Model T
- pp. 45-54
- Greetings from Frank Dobie
- pp. 101-106
- Baby Lore: The Why and Wherefore of It
- pp. 107-122
- Grandparenting
- pp. 123-132
- La Quinceañera: A Hispanic Folk Custom
- pp. 155-164
- The Breakfast of Champions
- pp. 165-172
- Women A-Horseback—Side or Astride
- pp. 173-186
- “This story has no Leeeeede!”
- pp. 187-206
- Recipes from Green Pastures
- pp. 207-222
- Take me Out to the Ballgame
- pp. 223-234
- Uppity Women
- pp. 247-256
- The Roy Bedichek Family Letters
- pp. 277-294
- Contributors
- pp. 330-337
Additional Information
ISBN
9781574411409
MARC Record
OCLC
1066627781
Launched on MUSE
2019-12-20
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC-ND
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