wyszukanych pozycji: 18
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Folk Travelers: Ballads, Tales, and Talk
ISBN: 9781574411096 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) A collection of articles from the Texas Folklore Society. The title comes from J. Frank Dobie's chapter on "The Traveling Anecdote." Also included are Roy Bedichek on "Folklore in Natural History;" "The Names of Western Wild Animals," by George D. Hendricks; "Bonny Barbara Allen," by Joseph W. Hendren; "Aunt Cordie's Ax and Other Motifs in Oil," by Mody C. Boatright; "The Western Ballad and the Russian Ballada," by Robert C. Stephenson; "The Love Tragedy in Texas-Mexican Balladry," by Americo Paredes; "Emerson and the Language of the Folk," by John Q. Anderson; "Tales of Neiman-Marcus," by...
A collection of articles from the Texas Folklore Society. The title comes from J. Frank Dobie's chapter on "The Traveling Anecdote." Also included are...
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82,53 |
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The Best of Texas Folk and Folklore
ISBN: 9781574410556 / Angielski / Miękka / 1954 / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) 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." The state of Texas is fortunate in possessing a rich and varied folklore. This volume is composed of materials published originally in the first twent...
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97,10 |
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Mexican Border Ballads: And Other Lore
ISBN: 9781574410907 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society contains "Corridos of the Mexican Border" by Brownie McNeil; "The Envious and the Envied Compadres" by Wilson M. Hudson; "Do Rattlesnakes Swallow Their Young?" by J. Frank Dobie; "Folktales of the Alabama-Coushatta Indians" by Howard N. Martin; "John Tales" by J. Mason Brewer; "The Literary Growth of the Louisiana Bullfrog" by Robert T. Clark; and "In Defense of Mrs. Mann" by Andrew Forest Muir.
This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society contains "Corridos of the Mexican Border" by Brownie McNeil; "The Envious and the Envied Compadres" by ...
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63,11 |
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Singers and Storytellers
ISBN: 9781574411072 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Most of the essays among the twenty-nine making up this collection salute taletellers, furnishing demonstrations by way of tall tales and short sayings, ghost stories and family stories, anecdotes of frontier preachers and hound dogs, and superstitions and folk medicine. Add tales of outlaws, buried-treasure searches, ethnic lore localized in the state, and many other subjects, and you have something to suit anybody's taste. A Publication of the Texas Folklore Society.
Most of the essays among the twenty-nine making up this collection salute taletellers, furnishing demonstrations by way of tall tales and short saying...
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82,53 |
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Sky is My Tipi
ISBN: 9780870740107 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 243 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society leads off with "Kiowa-Apache Tales," by J. Gilbert McAllister, followed by "The Apache and His Secret," by J. Frank Dobie. Other topics include the yellow flower of death, Haymarket Plaza, dances at ranches, and children's games.
This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society leads off with "Kiowa-Apache Tales," by J. Gilbert McAllister, followed by "The Apache and His Secret,"...
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121,40 |
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From Hell to Breakfast
ISBN: 9781574410990 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society contains African-American baptizings; adventures of a ballad hunter; Carrie-Dykes, a midwife; Big Sam and De Golden Chariot; tale of the two companions; Mexican Munchausen; some odd Mexican customs; legend of the tengo frio bird; leaves of mesquite grass; dancing makes fun; dancing makes rain; Indian sign on the Spaniard's cattle; ear marks; white Comanches; panther yarns; more about "Hell in Texas"; oil patch talk; Old Newt, the practical joker; moron jokes; the musical snake; the song of the little Llano; the threshing crew; and the low... This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society contains African-American baptizings; adventures of a ballad hunter; Carrie-Dykes, a midwife; Big S... |
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72,82 |
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Gib Morgan
ISBN: 9780870740084 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) The first publication resulting from a study of the impact of the oil industry upon the folklore and the folkways of the American people. It includes collections of stories about the life Gib Morgan lived and the tales he told. A Texas Folklore Society Publication.
The first publication resulting from a study of the impact of the oil industry upon the folklore and the folkways of the American people. It includes ...
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101,97 |
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Backwoods to Border
ISBN: 9780870740114 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 247 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society begins with "A Buffalo Hunter and His Song," by Texas folklorist and Society editor J. Frank Dobie. The book is a collection of nineteen Texas folk tales, including "Cowboy Dance Calls," "Grave Decoration," "The Ghost Nun," "Ghost Stories from Texas College for Women," "Folklore of Texas Plants," "Mexican Animal Tales," and "Anecdotes About Lawyers."
This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society begins with "A Buffalo Hunter and His Song," by Texas folklorist and Society editor J. Frank Dobie. The...
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121,40 |
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Golden Log
ISBN: 9780870740152 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Like the more than a dozen other contributions in this volume, "The Golden Log" typifies the combined universality and fresh and authentic regional flavor of southwestern lore and legend. The Texas Folklore Society offers these tales of early Texas days, told as they were told of old.
Like the more than a dozen other contributions in this volume, "The Golden Log" typifies the combined universality and fresh and authentic regional fl...
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121,40 |
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Folk Travelers
ISBN: 9780870740145 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 261 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) A collection of articles from the Texas Folklore Society. The title comes from J. Frank Dobie's chapter on "The Traveling Anecdote." Also included are Roy Bedichek on "Folklore in Natural History;" "The Names of Western Wild Animals," by George D. Hendricks; "Bonny Barbara Allen," by Joseph W. Hendren; "Aunt Cordie's Ax and Other Motifs in Oil," by Mody C. Boatright; "The Western Ballad and the Russian Ballada," by Robert C. Stephenson; "The Love Tragedy in Texas-Mexican Balladry," by Americo Paredes; "Emerson and the Language of the Folk," by John Q. Anderson; "Tales of Neiman-Marcus," by...
A collection of articles from the Texas Folklore Society. The title comes from J. Frank Dobie's chapter on "The Traveling Anecdote." Also included are...
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121,40 |
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Good Tale & Bonnie Tune
ISBN: 9780870740169 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Good tales are represented in this volume by Frank Dobie and by Riley Aiken, Roger Abrahams, and Kenneth Goldstein. Also included are E. Bagby Atwood who analyzes the variations of the cacophonous custom of the charivari or shivaree as it has been observed in different times and regions. George D. Hendricks compares versions of the origin and nature of woman, and John Q. Anderson surveys origins of stream names, among other topics covered in this volume.
Good tales are represented in this volume by Frank Dobie and by Riley Aiken, Roger Abrahams, and Kenneth Goldstein. Also included are E. Bagby Atwood ...
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121,40 |
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Madstones and Twisters
ISBN: 9780870740176 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 169 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society deals with what happens to folk beliefs and practices when a people exchange one way of life for another. Mexican lore and family lore are also well represented in this volume.
This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society deals with what happens to folk beliefs and practices when a people exchange one way of life for anothe...
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121,40 |
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Mesquite and Willow
ISBN: 9780870740183 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 203 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society contains fifteen folk tales. The title of this book alludes to two branches of folklore that exist side by side in Texas, the English and the Mexican.
This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society contains fifteen folk tales. The title of this book alludes to two branches of folklore that exist side...
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77,68 |
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The Golden Log
ISBN: 9781574411102 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Like the more than a dozen other contributions in this volume, "The Golden Log" typifies the combined universality and fresh and authentic regional flavor of southwestern lore and legend. The Texas Folklore Society offers these tales of early Texas days, told as they were told of old.
Like the more than a dozen other contributions in this volume, "The Golden Log" typifies the combined universality and fresh and authentic regional fl...
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cena:
67,96 |
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Coyote Wisdom
ISBN: 9781574410884 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) This especially substantial folkish son-of-a-gun stew concocted by J. Frank Dobie and associates is distinguished by a wide variety of materials, ranging from the simplest recording of single items, like anecdotes, folk remedies or sayings, through the skillfully retold primitive legend, to the scientific, though quite idiomatic, anthropological report, and to the scholarly analysis of the philosophy of the folk. The theme and hero of the volume, Old Man Coyote, is animal and folk character. Indian legends are well represented in Coyote Wisdom, a Publication of the Texas Folklore...
This especially substantial folkish son-of-a-gun stew concocted by J. Frank Dobie and associates is distinguished by a wide variety of materials, rang...
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82,53 |
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Straight Texas
ISBN: 9781574410976 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) A Publication of the Texas Folklore Society. The topics include Texas place names, Roy Bean, anecdotes from Brazos River bottoms, Mexican ghosts from El Paso, comedy in folk superstitions, witching for water with the Bible, pioneer folk ways, old sayings from Texas, Irish fairies in Texas, Alabama Indian music, and tales from the Alabamas.
A Publication of the Texas Folklore Society. The topics include Texas place names, Roy Bean, anecdotes from Brazos River bottoms, Mexican ghosts from ...
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cena:
92,25 |
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Texian Stomping Grounds
ISBN: 9781574410891 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) A Publication of the Texas Folklore Society, which examines how Texans of many races have shaped their lives and shaped the state.
A Publication of the Texas Folklore Society, which examines how Texans of many races have shaped their lives and shaped the state.
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67,96 |
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Tall Tales From Texas
ISBN: 9781023478151 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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67,90 |