| Tales with a Texas Twist: Original Stories and Enduring Folklore from the Lone Star State Contributor(s): Ingham, Donna (Author), Hoffman, Paul G. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1493032437 ISBN-13: 9781493032433 Publisher: Lone Star Books OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) |
| Dewey: 976.4 |
| LCCN: 2017057699 |
| Series: L. L. Bean |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8" (0.55 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With this compilation of Texas--and Texanized--favorite myths and legends, award-winning tale teller Donna Ingham applies her own unmistakable voice to traverse her home state through such stories as: "The Coming of the Bluebonnet"--an oft-collected Commanche myth about love and sacrifice and the origin of the Texas state flower "The Story Behind the Story"--about two early cattlemen and the basis for an episode in Larry McMurtry's "Lonesome Dove" "The Life and Times of Pecos Bill"--a selection of tales about this legendary folk hero "Diamond Bill"--about an east Texas rattlesnake who fought in the Civil War "Cupid Was a Mama's Boy"--a Texanized classic Greek myth |