The Sunny Slopes of Long Ago (Publications of the Texas Folklore Society (Paperback)) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1574411063 ISBN 13: 9781574411065

Publisher: University of North Texas Press, 2000

Synopsis

“Here’s to the sunny slopes of long ago,” was the favorite toast of John A. Lomax, co-founder of the Texas Folklore Society, which lends its name to this volume which opens with J. Frank Dobie’s sketch of Lomax. It is followed by Lomax’s own “Cowboy Lingo,” found among Dobie’s papers, and by two other articles on the cowboy by men whose names sound out in the history of southwestern writing—Eugene Manlove Rhodes and Andy Adams.

The theme of the cowboy and the West is further pursued in “The Cowboy Code,” by Paul Patterson, “The Cowboy Enters the Movies,” by Mody Boatright, “Billy the Kid, Hired Gun or Hero,” by John O. West, and “Laureates of the Western Range,” by Everett A. Gillis. Next comes William D. Wittliff’s collection of passages on folklore from Dobie’s writings.

The second half of the volume includes the history of two folktales, a strange religious sect, tales of East Texas fox hunts, an old-time charcoal burner, poke sallet, and folksongs, among others. Includes a special portfolio of J. Frank Dobie photographs.

About this title

About the Author

Wilson M. Hudson was the editor of the Texas Folklore Society from 1963 to 1971 after becoming associated with the Society when he began teaching at The University of Texas.



Allen Maxwell was a former editor of The Southwest Review and former book editor for The Dallas Morning News.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1574411063
• ISBN 13: 9781574411065
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 204
• Editor: Hudson Wilson M., Maxwell Allen