Texas Tradition; True Tales of the Wit, Wisdom and Courage of Texas and Texans
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Page : 235 pages
File Size : 26,64 MB
Release : 1975
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Page : 235 pages
File Size : 26,64 MB
Release : 1975
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Author : Ross Phares
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,44 MB
Release : 1999-03-31
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
ISBN : 9781565545694
"True tales of the wit, wisdom, and courage of Texas and Texans"--Cover.
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Page : 550 pages
File Size : 33,73 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Southwest, New
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Author : Myra Hargrave McIlvain
Publisher : Sunstone Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 33,98 MB
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1611394937
These tales trace the Texas story, from Cabeza de Vaca who trekked barefoot across the country recording the first accounts of Indian life, to impresarios like Stephen F. Austin and Don Martín DeLeón who brought settlers into Mexican Texas. There are visionaries like Padre José Nicolás Ballí, the Singer family, and Sam Robertson, who tried and failed to develop Padre Island into the wonderland that it is today. There are legendary characters like Sally Skull who had five husbands and may have killed some of them, and Josiah Wilbarger who was scalped and lived another ten years to tell about it. Also included are the stories of Shanghai Pierce, cattleman extraordinaire, who had no qualms about rounding up other folks’ calves, and Tol Barret who drilled Texas’ first oil well over thirty years before Spindletop changed the world. The Sanctified Sisters got rich running a commune for women, and millionaire oilman Edgar B. Davis gave away his money as fast as he made it. Sam Houston, Jean Lafitte, Antonio López de Santa Anna, Lucy Kidd-Key, Minnie Fisher Cunningham, all these characters and many more—early-day adventurers, Civil War heroes, and latter-day artists and musicians—created the patchwork called Texas.
Author : Murphy Givens
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Page : 488 pages
File Size : 36,72 MB
Release : 2020-10
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ISBN : 9781733952439
100 Tales of Texas History contains100 hard-to-find old history stories selected for their interest to Texas and Texans. These tales come from 100 different old books and articles over 60 years old and now out of print.
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Page : 816 pages
File Size : 35,60 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
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Author : Bertha Mae Cox
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Page : 314 pages
File Size : 27,79 MB
Release : 2013-10
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ISBN : 9781494081010
This is a new release of the original 1949 edition.
Author : Bertha Mae 1902- Cox
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,89 MB
Release : 2021-09-09
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ISBN : 9781014602152
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : James Frank Dobie
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File Size : 31,1 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Tales
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Author : J. Frank Dobie
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 24,96 MB
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN : 9780292780699
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.