Tales Of Old Time Texas

Author : J. Frank Dobie
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 9780292780699
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales of Old-Time Texas written by J. Frank Dobie and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
ISBN 13 : 9780785811329
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales of Old-Time Texas written by James Frank Dobie and published by Booksales. This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A retelling of 28 tales about or taking place in Texas.

Author : James Frank Dobie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales of Old-time Texas written by James Frank Dobie and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : J. Frank Dobie
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 9780292738218
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I’ll Tell You a Tale written by J. Frank Dobie and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects stories that originate from the folklore of the Southwest.

Author : J. Frank Dobie
Publisher : Little Brown & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780316188012
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales of Old-Time Texas written by J. Frank Dobie and published by Little Brown & Company. This book was released on 1955 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big Foot Wallace, Jim Bowie, Colonel Abercrombie and others come to the fore in illustrated stories about the Lone Star State

Author : Mike Cox
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614237506
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Central Texas Tales written by Mike Cox and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Central Texas is an area as diverse culturally as it is geographically. Bordered by Hill Country in the west, green farmland in the east and Waco and New Braunfels in the north and south, this area has drawn settlers from around the globe for over two centuries, leaving their mark and their stories along the way. From a surprising story of nineteenth-century psych ops at Fort Mason and what really happened to Bevo, the UT longhorn, in 1920 to Mrs. Ross's Croghan Cobbler recipe and rumors of a Lone Star visit by old Abe himself, historian Mike Cox regales readers with over fifty stories about the fascinating people, history and places of middle Texas.

Author : James Frank Dobie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legends of Texas written by James Frank Dobie and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: V2 : Pirates' Gold and Other Tales.

Author : J. Frank Dobie
Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1455607266
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book THE LEGENDS OF TEXAS written by J. Frank Dobie and published by Pelican Publishing Company. This book was released on 1995-08-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's treasure buried beneath Texas soil or stowed in caves covered over by stones. It might be the mother lode that's waiting to be uncovered or some Spanish pirate's chest of jewels and doubloons. Nearby a ghostly figure walks the dunes, or is it just an illusion brought on by the approaching dust storm? In this new mass market edition, J. Frank Dobie has collected accounts of some of the best known tales of booty hidden in Texas hill and dale as well as some eerie stories and the origins of Texas flowers, names, and streams. You will learn about "The Enchanted Rock in Llano County," "Lafitte's Treasure Vault," and "The Holy Spring of Father Margil at Nacogdoches." These lively stories reveal the love for adventure, independence, and mystery that has made Texas the state it is. And just as Dobie hoped, with these tales readers from all over can see the "richness of their own traditions." Dobie believed that worthwhile literature about this region had to be derived from an understanding of its life, lore, and history. Legends of Texas indirectly led to the founding of the Texas Folklore Society, the nation's second oldest folklore organization.

Author : Bill Brett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
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Download or read book There Ain't No Such Animal and Other East Texas Tales written by Bill Brett and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ann B. Dobie
Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1455607258
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book THE LEGENDS OF TEXAS written by Ann B. Dobie and published by Pelican Publishing Company. This book was released on 1992-02-29 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Texas abounds with legends of buried treasure and lost mines. The Big Bend country, the Red River region, McMullen County, San Jacinto, Nacogdoches, and San Augustine are all treasure troves of tales of fabulous wealth that still lies just beyond man's reach. These legends are as sizable as the state itself, and J. Frank Dobie, perhaps Texas' greatest historian, devoted years of his life to collecting and cataloging them. The stories in this first volume were originally published in 1924 by the Texas Folklore Society, and represent some of the enduring tales that have embellished the history of the state. Pelican Publishing Company is proud to present this wonderful collection in mass-market paperback form as part of our Pelican Pouch series. Included in this volume are "The Legend of San Saba," "Lost Gold of the Llano Country," "Treasure Chest on the Nueces," and "Lost Mine Near Sabinal," to name only a few. Dobie believed that worthwhile literature about this region had to be derived from an understanding of its life, lore, and history. The legends in this work, as well as those in volume II of this series, were regarded by Dobie as "the most influential in opening the eyes of people to the richness of their own traditions." Legends of Texas indirectly led to the founding of the Texas Folklore Society, the nation's second oldest folklore organization. Pelican has had Legends of Texas Vol. I: Lost Mines and Buried Treasure in print since 1975.