Tales from the Big Thicket (Number One in The Temple Big Thicket Series) - Softcover

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9781574411423: Tales from the Big Thicket (Number One in The Temple Big Thicket Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 157441142X ISBN 13: 9781574411423
Publisher: University of North Texas Press, 2002

Synopsis

Abernethy presents the history and folklore of the Big Thicket and its people, including a collection of Alabama-Coushatta tales, a search for hidden Jayhawkers during the Civil War, a nineteenth-century travel account, and a family history of the legendary Hooks.

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About the Author

FRANCIS EDWARD ABERNETHY 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 Singin' Texas, Legends of Texas’ Heroic Age, and all three volumes of the Texas Folklore Society history, published by the University of North Texas Press.

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Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
157441142X
ISBN 13 
9781574411423
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
256
Editor
Abernethy Francis Edward
Rating
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