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9781574410914

Hunters and Healers : Folklore Types and Topics

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    9781574410914

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    1574410911

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-04-01
  • Publisher: Texas A & M Univ Pr
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Table of Contents

Prefacep. vii
The East Texas Communal Huntp. 3
Folk Medicine in Denton County Today: Or, Can Dermatology Displace Dishrags?p. 11
The Frontier Preacher as a Character Type in Methodist Autobiographiesp. 19
The Day They Shot Bonnie and Clydep. 35
Diesel Smoke and Dangerous Curves: Folklore of the Trucking Industryp. 45
Tales of the Cattle Trailp. 55
Origins of "Sir Patrick Spens"p. 65
"The Gatesville Murder": The Origin and Evolution of a Balladp. 73
Old Fort Leaton: A Saga of the Big Bendp. 83
Hog Killing and Soap Makingp. 103
Cabeza De Vaca was a Pikerp. 109
Barbara Ellen and the Lincoln Continental: Or, the Commercial Folk Festivalp. 113
Classical and Literary Motifs in TV and Movie Westernsp. 127
Myth and Folklore in the Ordwaysp. 133
The Hu Apango: A Dithyrambic Festivalp. 147
Rats, Cats, and Abandoned Fieldsp. 157
Contributorsp. 165
Indexp. 169
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