Happy Hunting Ground

Texas Folklore Society

Happy Hunting Ground

Description

Collection of popular folklore from Central and South America, including Mexican ballads, primitive art, cowboy dances, reptile myths, superstitions, Indian pictographs, and other folktales. The index begins on page 127.

Physical Description

133, 26 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Creation Information

Texas Folklore Society & Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964 1925.

Context

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Author

Texas Folklore Society

Editor

Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964 Author, Forward Remarks by the Editor; Versos of the Texas Vaqueros (With Music)

Contributing Authors

Hudson, Wilson M. Preface to the Reprint Edition
Payne, L. W., Jr. A Preface With a Proposal; I Was Here When the Woods Were Burnt
Whatley, W. A. A Mexican Popular Ballad (With Music)
Curtis, F. S., Jr. Spanish Songs of New Mexico (With Music)
Strecker, John K. Reptile Myths in Northwestern Louisiana
Scott, Roy S. The Cowboy Dance of the Northwest
Dignowity, Hartman Superstitions of the Northern Seas
McTee, A. R. Oil Field Diction
Graham, Malbone W., Jr. Some Folk-Tales of the Chibcha Nation
Smith, Victor J. The Human Hand in Primitive Art (Illustrated)
Estill, Julia Indian Pictographs Near Lange's Mill, Gillespie County (Illustrated)
Boatright, Mody C. In Memory of Leonidas Warren Payne, Jr.
Lomax, John A. Beginnings of the Texas Folklore Society

Publisher

Southern Methodist University Press
Place of Publication: Dallas, Texas

Provided By

UNT Press

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Titles

Main Title: Happy Hunting Ground
Series Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
Added Title: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society, Number 4

Description

Collection of popular folklore from Central and South America, including Mexican ballads, primitive art, cowboy dances, reptile myths, superstitions, Indian pictographs, and other folktales. The index begins on page 127.

Physical Description

133, 26 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Notes

"Number IV."

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Identifier

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

OCLC: 295872
UNT Catalog No.: b1765372 | View in Discover
Series Number: 4
ISBN: 0870741497
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc67650

Relationships

Happy Hunting Ground [e-book], ark:/67531/metadc970075

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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