Straight Texas

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Volume of popular folklore of Texas, including tales about the origins of various cities and towns, personal anecdotes, songs, superstitions and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 341.

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348 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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Dobie, J. Frank 1966.

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Volume of popular folklore of Texas, including tales about the origins of various cities and towns, personal anecdotes, songs, superstitions and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 341.

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348 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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"Number XIII."

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Copyright (c) 1937 by The Texas Folklore Society.

Reprinted from the original edition of 1937 by arrangement with The Texas Folklore Society.

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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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Straight Texas

Volume of popular folklore of Texas, including tales about the origins of various cities and towns, personal anecdotes, songs, superstitions and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 341.

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  • 1966

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Dobie, J. Frank. Straight Texas, book, 1966; Hatboro, Pennsylvania. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67658/: accessed September 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.

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