01939cam a2200385 i 4500 122759956 TxAuBib 20000506120000.0 980807s1998||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 98181150 9781574410556 1574410555 (OCoLC)39468611 TxAuBib rda The Best of Texas folk and folklore, 1916-1954 / edited by Mody C. Boatright, Wilson M. Hudson, Allen Maxwell ; [introduction by Francis Edward Abernethy]. 1st ed. Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, 1998. xiii, 356 p. : ill., PB ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Publications of the Texas Folklore Society ; 26 Contents: Indian Tales -- Mexican Tales -- Negro Tales and Jokes -- Stories and songs for children -- Ghost Stories -- ballads and Songs -- Corridos -- Negro songs -- Sermons -- Games and Gatherings -- Saying and Proverbs -- Superstitions -- Cures -- Plants -- Animals -- Oil. The state of Texas is fortunate in possessing a rich and varied folklore. This volume is composed of materials published originally in the first twenty-five volumes of the Texas Folklore Society. From the preface by Francis Edward Abernethy: “Those old annuals are filled with real, field-collected folklore. Most of that early collected folklore had never been in print before.”. 20000506. Folklore Texas. Legends Texas. Boatright, Mody Coggin, 1896-1970. Hudson, Wilson Mathis. Maxwell, Allen, 1915- University of North Texas. Texas Folklore Society. Publications of the Texas Folklore Society ; 26. TXING