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CONTENTS vi
Legend of the Lad 166
ELEANOR MITCHELL BOND
Stories of Ranch People 173
STANLEY W. HARRIS
Tall Timber Tales 178
EDWIN W. GASTON, JR.
Anecdotes of Two Frontier Preachers 185
ALVA RAY STEPHENS
Wolves, Foxes, Hound Dogs, and Men 194
A. L. MILES
The Magic Art of Removing Warts 205
GRACE PLEASANT WELLBORN
Owl-Bewitchment in the Lower Rio Grande Valley 218
HUMBERTO GARZA
Tales of the Paisanos 226
AMnu W. HIESTER
Folklore of the German-Wends in Texas 244
GEORGE R. NIELSON
Tales the German Texans Tell 260
CAROLYN MANKIN
Tales of the Lost Nigger Mine 266
GAYLE L. COE
Family Stories and Sayings 273
KIM S. GARRETT
The Origin of the Word Gringo 282
ROBERT H. FUSON
On Gringo, Greaser, and Other Neighborly Names 285
AMERICO PAREDES
Contributors 291
Index 295
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Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including personal anecdotes about storytellers and singers, as well as folk songs, myths, and ghost stories. The index begins on page 295.
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Boatright, Mody C. Singers and Storytellers, book, 1961; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67655/m1/6/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.