Tire Shrinker to Dragster

Tire Shrinker to Dragster

Description

Collection of Texas, Jamaican and Irish folklore, including stories about drag racing, treasure hunting, frontier preachers, Irish storytellers, mock bidding in Jamaica, and more. The index begins on page 247.

Physical Description

vi, 248 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Creation Information

Hudson, Wilson M. 1968.

Context

This book is part of the collection entitled: Texas Folklore Society Publications and was provided by the UNT Press to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 1309 times, with 5 in the last month. More information about this book can be viewed below.

Editor

Hudson, Wilson M. Author, Eliade's Contribution to the Study of Myth

Contributing Authors

Rissmann, E. J. The Tire Shrinker
Nye, Hermes T-Bones and Cheater Slicks: The Folksay of The Drag Strip
Day, James M. Silver Ingots in East Texas
Fowler, Bill F. Hell-Fire and Folk Humor on the Frontier
Boatright, Mody C. The Morality Play on Horseback: Tom Mix
Lehmann, Ruth P. M. Some Examples of Early Irish Storytelling
Dillon, Myles An Gadai Dubh: The Black Thief
Gaston, Edwin W., Jr. Folklore and the Finnish Sauna
Abrahams, Roger D. Speech Mas' on Tobago
Decamp, David Mock Building in Jamaica
Lee, James Ward The Penny Dreadful in the Man's Magazine
Anderson, John Q. Special Powers in Folk Cures and Remedies
McCullen, J. T., Jr. The Precarious Potato
Bratcher, James T. An Arabic Romance in Austin, Texas
Phillips, Anne Folkways & Mores at the University of Texas in the 1930's
McTee, Arlie Ray J. Frank Dobie - the Teacher
Eifler, Gus K. With Dobie Forty Years Ago

Designer

Wittliff, William D.

Publisher

The Encino Press
Place of Publication: Austin, Texas

Provided By

UNT Press

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Titles

Main Title: Tire Shrinker to Dragster
Added Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society Number 34
Series Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society

Description

Collection of Texas, Jamaican and Irish folklore, including stories about drag racing, treasure hunting, frontier preachers, Irish storytellers, mock bidding in Jamaica, and more. The index begins on page 247.

Physical Description

vi, 248 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Notes

"Number XXXIV."

Subjects

Keywords

Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Language

English

Item Type

Book

Identifier

Unique identifying numbers for this book in the Digital Library or other systems.

OCLC: 40703
UNT Catalog No.: b1438304 | View in Discover
ISBN: 1574410601
Series Number: 34
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc38875

Relationships

Tire Shrinker to Dragster [e-book], ark:/67531/metadc970093

Collections

This book is part of the following collection of related materials.

Texas Folklore Society Publications

This collection of Texas Folklore Society publications contains a miscellany of Texas and Mexican folklore, including stories about folk medicine and ranch remedies, folk songs, legends and other folklore.

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