Author: J. Frank Dobie
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292780699
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
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.
Tales of Old-Time Texas
Author: J. Frank Dobie
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292780699
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
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.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292780699
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
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.
Tales of Old-Time Texas
Author: James Frank Dobie
Publisher: Booksales
ISBN: 9780785811329
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A retelling of 28 tales about or taking place in Texas.
Publisher: Booksales
ISBN: 9780785811329
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A retelling of 28 tales about or taking place in Texas.
Texas History Stories
Author: Elbridge Gerry Littlejohn
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Relates the stories of thirteen heroes or events in nineteenth-century Texas history, including Cabeza de Vaca, Sam Houston and the Alamo.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Relates the stories of thirteen heroes or events in nineteenth-century Texas history, including Cabeza de Vaca, Sam Houston and the Alamo.
Tales of Old-time Texas
Author: James Frank Dobie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
I’ll Tell You a Tale
Author: J. Frank Dobie
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292738218
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Collects stories that originate from the folklore of the Southwest.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292738218
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Collects stories that originate from the folklore of the Southwest.
There Ain't No Such Animal and Other East Texas Tales
Author: Bill Brett
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Tales of Old-Time Texas
Author: J. Frank Dobie
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
ISBN: 9780316188012
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Big Foot Wallace, Jim Bowie, Colonel Abercrombie and others come to the fore in illustrated stories about the Lone Star State
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
ISBN: 9780316188012
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Big Foot Wallace, Jim Bowie, Colonel Abercrombie and others come to the fore in illustrated stories about the Lone Star State
Tales from the Texas Woods
Author: Michael Moorcock
Publisher: M O J O Press
ISBN: 9781885418173
Category : Fantasy fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Experience the many worlds of the man that the London Times called "a myth-maker" through a uniquely Western Slant.
Publisher: M O J O Press
ISBN: 9781885418173
Category : Fantasy fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Experience the many worlds of the man that the London Times called "a myth-maker" through a uniquely Western Slant.
Legends of Texas
Author: James Frank Dobie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
V2 : Pirates' Gold and Other Tales.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
V2 : Pirates' Gold and Other Tales.
The Best of Texas Folk and Folklore, 1916-1954
Author: Texas Folklore Society
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
ISBN: 9781574410556
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
A representative anthology of Texas folklore from the first half of the twentieth century, including legends, ghost stories, songs, proverbs, and other writings.
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
ISBN: 9781574410556
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
A representative anthology of Texas folklore from the first half of the twentieth century, including legends, ghost stories, songs, proverbs, and other writings.