Folklore in Motion: Texas Travel Lore

Folklore in Motion: Texas Travel Lore

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Description

Collection of folklore stories and personal anecdotes that relate to travel in Texas, grouped into broad topics that include historic and modern modes of transportation. Index starts on page 281.

Physical Description

xi, 307 p. : col. ill.

Creation Information

Untiedt, Kenneth L. December 15, 2007.

Context

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Editor

Untiedt, Kenneth L. Author of Preface

Contributing Authors

Harris, Jim Texans on the Road: The Folklore of Travel
McDonald, Archie P. Traveling Texan
Lincecum, Jerry B. Red River Bridge War
Hanson, Carol Wagon Train Experience
Harris, Mary Farm and Ranch Entrances in West Texas
Abernethy, Francis E. Legends of the Trail
Samarripa, Consuelo L. The Passage of Scotland's Four/El Pasaje de los Cuatro de Escocia
Simonds, Janet McCannon Gone to (South) Texas
Pearson, Ellen Fannie Marchman's Journey from Atlanta, Georgia to Jefferson, Texas
Kelly, James Burton Walter Henry Burton's Ride - Bell County to Juarez, Mexico in 1888
West, John O. "The Galloping Gourmet; or, The Chuck wagon Cook and His Craft"
Jameson, W. C. The Language of the Trail Drivers: An Examination of the Origin and Diffusion of an Industry-Oriented Vocabulary
Hughes, L. Patrick Rail Remembrances: The Train in Folk Memory and Imagination
Seale, Jan Epton Safe in the Arms of Trainmen
Oden, Charlie Tales of the Rails
Gaines, Newton The Ford Epigram
Davis, Kenneth W. Watch the Fords Go By: The Automobile Comes to Old Bell Country
Schnitz, Jean Granberry Driving Across Texas at Thirty-Five Miles Per Hour
Pybas, Barbara High Flyin' Times
Enix, Lucille Back in the Saddle Again: Riding the Chrome-moly Horse
Yeager, Paul N. Iron Butt Saddlesore
Lutz, Gretchen The Unspoken Code of Chivalry Among Drag Racers
Baker, T. Lindsay Eating Up Route 66: Foodways of Motorists Crossing the Texas Panhandle
McCormick, Charlie There's Life Beyond the Sonic: Growing Up Cruising

Publisher

University of North Texas Press
Publisher Info: Web: http://untpress.unt.edu/

Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

Rights Holder

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Texas Folklore Society

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Titles

Main Title: Folklore in Motion: Texas Travel Lore
Series Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
Added Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society, Number 64

Description

Collection of folklore stories and personal anecdotes that relate to travel in Texas, grouped into broad topics that include historic and modern modes of transportation. Index starts on page 281.

Physical Description

xi, 307 p. : col. ill.

Notes

"Publications of the Texas Folklore Society LXIV."

Publisher description: The adventurous spirit of Texans has led to much travel lore, from stories of how ancestors first came to the state to reflections of how technology has affected the customs, language, and stories of life “on the go.” This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society features articles from beloved storytellers like John O. West, Kenneth W. Davis, and F. E. Abernethy as well as new voices like Janet Simonds. Chapters contain traditional “Gone to Texas” accounts and articles about people or methods of travel from days gone by. Others are dedicated to trains and cars and the lore associated with two-wheeled machines, machines that fly, and machines that scream across the land at dangerous speeds. The volume concludes with articles that consider how we fuel our machines and ourselves, and the rituals we engage in when we’re on our way from here to there.

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Language

English

Item Type

Book

Identifier

Unique identifying numbers for this book in the Portal or other systems.

ISBN: 978-1-57441-238-3
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007028412
OCLC: 156891930
Series Number: 64
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc271474

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Collections

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University of North Texas Press

Scholarly and general interest books published by UNT Press covering biography, history, culture, folklore, nature, cookery, arts, and more. Some items in this collection are restricted to use by the UNT community.

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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