Preface | p. vii |
Goin' Home with the Dasypus Novemcinctus the Mystique of the Armadillo | p. 3 |
The Home Place | p. 15 |
A Place Against the Sky | p. 23 |
My Favorite Texan and Folklore | p. 31 |
Love Among the Elephant Ears and Other True Stories | p. 43 |
Bill Warren of the Big Thicket | p. 57 |
A Tale of Not So Long Ago | p. 69 |
Night Horse Nightmare | p. 77 |
Texas Country Schoolteachers: Living Proof of a Legend | p. 85 |
Legal Lore from the Courthouse | p. 95 |
Persimmon Beer | p. 105 |
A Letter from the Long Circle | p. 111 |
"The Glamor of the Gay Night Life" The Classic Honky Tonk | p. 117 |
How to Have, to Hold, or Free Oneself of a Lover | p. 127 |
Pecos Bill: His Genesis and Creators | p. 135 |
The Vampire in an Age of Technology | p. 149 |
Pull Rings, Kidney Machines, and the Oral Tradition | p. 161 |
Folklorish Remnants of Peyote Ceremonialism | p. 167 |
Animal Metaphors and Verbal Abuse Social Relations and Values Among German Speaking Farmers on Cypress Creek, Kerr County | p. 177 |
Within the Walls Texas Prison Folklore | p. 195 |
Oil Field Jokes from the Llano Estacado | p. 211 |
Happy Jack and the Booger Man | p. 219 |
When You Call Me That, Smile! or Folklore, Ethology, and Communication | p. 225 |
Folk Stories from the Elmdale Community | p. 233 |
Piecing Patches and Quilting Up a Storm | p. 241 |
Chronological and Bibliographical Listings of Texas Folklore Society Publications | p. 251 |
Contributors | p. 275 |
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