{"product_id":"the-folklore-of-texan-cultures-paperback","title":"The Folklore of Texan Cultures - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancis Edward Abernethy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lot of different kinds of people have come to Texas since the Spanish first met the Indians within its borders. And that is what this book is about--all the Cajuns and Mexicans and Czechs, all the colors and breeds and bones that have come to Texas and mixed their blood and their ways of life with the land they settled and the people they neighbored with. The main body of the book consists of writings about the customs and cures and the songs and stories and tales that twenty-four different ethnic groups brought with them when they came to stay in Texas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFRANCIS EDWARD ABERNETHY\u003c\/b\u003e was Regents Professor Emeritus of English at Stephen F. Austin State University, the executive secretary and editor of the Texas Folklore Society, the curator of exhibits for the East Texas Historical Association, and a member of the Texas Institute of Letters. In addition to editing twenty-one Texas Folklore Society publications, he wrote \u003ci\u003eSingin' Texas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLegends of Texas' Heroic Age, \u003c\/i\u003e and all three volumes of the Texas Folklore Society history, published by the University of North Texas Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 9.04 x 6.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47372332728498,"sku":"9781574411010","price":41.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/38a41521f83e39203edae79574b7049d.webp?v=1777643002","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-folklore-of-texan-cultures-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}