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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Texas Press
ISBN-100292780699
ISBN-139780292780699
eBay Product ID (ePID)89893
Product Key Features
Book TitleTales of Old-Time Texas
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / State & Local / General, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
Publication Year1984
IllustratorYes
FeaturesReprint
GenreFiction, History
AuthorJ. Frank Dobie
Book SeriesThe J. Frank Dobie Paperback Library
FormatMass Market
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight18.1 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Decimal398.21
Edition DescriptionReprint
Table Of ContentIntroduction Part One Corn Dodgers and San Jacinto Corn The Wild Woman of the Navidad The Dream That Saved Wilbarger Bigfoot Wallace and the Hickory Nuts Jim Bowie's Knife The Robinhooding of Sam Bass Part Two Northers, Drouths and Sandstorms Frozen Inside a Buffalo Hide The Cold-Nosed Hounds Honey in the Rock Part Three The Texas Bluebonnet The Headless Horseman of the Mustangs A Ranch on the Nueces Desperate Rides The Planter Who Gambled Away His Bride Part Four The Panther's Scream Bears Are Intelligent People Old Bill, Confederate Ally Part Five Colonel Abercrombie's Mole The Green Powder Keg In a Drouth Crack The Stranger of Sabine Pass Longworth's Vicey-versey Map Guarded by Rattlesnakes The Apache Secret of the Guadalupes O. Henry's Treasure Hunt Where Did Sam McFarland Cross the Colorado? The Mezcla Man Notes and Credits Index
SynopsisIt 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., 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., A heartwarming array of twenty-eight stories filled with vivid characters, exciting historical episodes, and traditional themes.
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- 30. Jul. 2022
Excellent storyteller!
Dobie was a great storyteller for Texas times gone by. His stories show his love for the old ways.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 30. Mär. 2020
Dobie for the old Western soul in me.
Dobie is always great!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 21. Feb. 2019
GREAT READ!
excellent!!!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
