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Product Identifiers

PublisherArcadia Publishing

ISBN-101565540735

ISBN-139781565540736

eBay Product ID (ePID)252512

Product Key Features

Edition3

Book TitleLegends of Texas Vol. 2 : Pirate's Gold and Other Tales

Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicUnited States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Folklore & Mythology

Publication Year1995

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, History

AuthorJ. Frank Dobie

Book SeriesPelican Pouch Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight4.8 Oz

Item Length7 in

Item Width4.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Number of Volumes1 vol.

SynopsisSome of the best-known tales of booty hidden in Texas are included, as are eerie stories and the origins of Texas flowers, names, and streams., 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.