BLACK CATS, HOOT OWLS, AND WATER WITCHES: BELIEFS, SUPERSTITIONS, AND SAYINGS FROM TEXAS

Davis, Kenneth W. & Everett Gillis (editors)

ISBN 10: 0929398068 / ISBN 13: 9780929398068

Published by University of North Texas Press, Denton, Texas, 1989

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[x], 101pp ---- Inscribed and signed on title page: For Electra, all good wishes, Kenneth ---- [mild edgewear] Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: BLACK CATS, HOOT OWLS, AND WATER WITCHES: BELIEFS, SUPERSTITIONS, AND SAYINGS FROM TEXAS
• Publisher: University of North Texas Press, Denton, Texas
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0929398068
• ISBN 13: 9780929398068
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Illustrator: Sale, Teel
• Edition: First Printing stated.
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Inscribed and signed
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Everyone worth his salt knows that a snappin’ turtle won’t let go until it thunders, but did you know that more than thirteen blackbirds on a fence with their tails to the north is a sure sign of a coming blue norther? Or that you should eat every grain of rice in your bowl or you will have a spouse who has chicken pox marks? Think of the needless human suffering the world has endured simply because no one bothered to collect the combined wisdom of the folk and to make it available for quick reference!

Thanks to Kenneth W. Davis and Everett A. Gillis, those dark days are now at an end. Whether you need advice on the moon and stars; weather; water witching; planting and growing; worms, frogs, roosters, crickets and other critters; clothing; or love, marriage, home and family, it’s all here in this handy little compendium.

About the Author

Kenneth Davis is professor of English at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.



Everett Gillis was professor emeritus and former chairman of the English Department at Texas Tech