In the Shadow of History
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Collection of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about the Navajo Indians, the Alamo, Jim Bowie, various folk characters, tortilla making, and other humorous anecdotes. The index begins on page 181.
Physical Description
iii, 186 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Texas Folklore Society 1980.
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- Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964 Author, The Line that Travis Drew; the Roadrunner in Fact and Folk-Lore
- Boatright, Mody Coggin
- Ransom, Harry H.
Contributing Authors
- Tsanoff, Radolav A. Folk-Lore and Tradition in a Growing Society
- Zuber, W. P. An Escape from the Alamo; Inventing Stories about the Alamo
- Blake, R. B. A Vindication of Rose and His Story
- Jeffries, Charlie Inventing Stories about the Alamo
- Rohrbough, Edward G. How Jim Bowie Died
- Hamer, Marcelle Lively Anecdotes as Sidelights to Texas History
- Arrowood, Charles F. There's a Geography of Humorous Anecdotes
- Kupper, Winnifred Folk Characters of the Sheep Industry
- Bishop, Merrill The Ghost Sheep Dog
- Storm, Dan The Pastor and the Serpent
- Whatley, W. A. The Mexican Folk Version of King Midas
- Dodson, Ruth Tortilla Making
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Southern Methodist University Press
Place of Publication: Dallas, Texas
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- Main Title: In the Shadow of History
- Added Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society Number 15
- Series Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
Description
Collection of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about the Navajo Indians, the Alamo, Jim Bowie, various folk characters, tortilla making, and other humorous anecdotes. The index begins on page 181.
Physical Description
iii, 186 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
"Number XV."
"Copyright (c) 1939 by Texas Folklore Society. All rights reserved. Facsimile Edition 1966. Second Printing 1980."
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) -- Siege, 1836.
- Folklore -- Southwest, New.
- Folklore -- Texas.
- Legends -- Southwest, New.
- Legends -- Texas.
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- OCLC: 6707793
- UNT Catalog No.: b1256482 | View in Discover
- ISBN: 087074173X
- Series Number: 15
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc38858
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- In the Shadow of History [e-book], ark:/67531/metadc970069
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Texas Folklore Society Publications
This collection of Texas Folklore Society publications contains a miscellany of Texas and Mexican folklore, including stories about folk medicine and ranch remedies, folk songs, legends and other folklore.
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In the Shadow of History (Book)
Collection of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about the Navajo Indians, the Alamo, Jim Bowie, various folk characters, tortilla making, and other humorous anecdotes. The index begins on page 181.
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- 1980
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- Spanish Texas, 1690-1821
- Mexican Texas, 1821-1835
- The Texas Revolution, 1835-1836
- The Republic of Texas, 1836-1846
- Annexation, 1844-1846
- The Texas Frontier, 1846-1861
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1876
- New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
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- July 13, 2011, 9:16 a.m.
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- United States - Texas
- United States - Texas - Grimes County
- United States - Texas - Travis County - Austin
- United States - Texas - Bexar County - San Antonio
- United States - Texas - Nacogdoches County - Nacogdoches
- United States - Texas - Harrison County
- United States - Texas - Galveston County
- United States - Texas - Nueces County
- United States - Louisiana
- United States - California
- Mexico
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Dallas, Texas (Southern Methodist University Press)
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Texas Folklore Society. In the Shadow of History, book, 1980; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc38858/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.