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- Follow de Drinkin' Gou'd
- Book
- 2000
- Published by: University of North Texas Press
- Series: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
summary
This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society includes the play—party in Oklahoma; folklore of Texas birds; tall tales for the tenderfeet; fishback yarns from the Sulphurs; Cajun stories of Bolivar's Peninsula; Paul Bunyan; pioneer folk tales; folk anecdotes; the Texas pecan; African-American folk songs of Texas; old Nacogdoches; ghosts of Lake Jackson; how the polecat got his scent; characteristics of cowboy songs; ballads and songs of the frontier folk, and other tales.
Table of Contents
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- Copyright Page
- p. 2
- Report, Sir
- pp. 4-5
- Folk-Lore Relating to Texas Birds
- pp. 25-37
- Fishback Yarns from the Sulphurs
- pp. 42-44
- Paul Bunyan: Oil Man
- pp. 45-54
- Pipeline Days and Paul Bunyan
- pp. 55-61
- Le Loup Blanc of Bolivar's Peninsula
- pp. 62-68
- Pioneer Folk Tales
- pp. 69-77
- The Texas Pecan; the Man in the Moon
- pp. 79-80
- Some Negro Folk-Songs of Texas
- pp. 85-112
- Six Negro Folk-Songs
- pp. 113-118
- Confidences from Old Nacogdoches
- pp. 119-134
- The Ghosts of Lake Jackson
- pp. 135-136
- How Mr. Polecat Got His Scent
- pp. 137-138
- De Pot-Song
- p. 139
- More Ballads and Songs of the Frontier Folk
- pp. 155-180
- Proceeding of the Texas Folk-Lore Society, 1927
- pp. 181-182
- Contributors
- pp. 183-184
- UNT Press Logo
- pp. 202-204
Additional Information
ISBN
9781574410877
MARC Record
OCLC
45729485
Launched on MUSE
2019-12-20
Language
English
Open Access
Yes