Following old fencelines : tales from rural Texas /

In Following Old Fencelines: Tales from Rural Texas, Lee Winniford returns home - with a motive and a mission to recapture memories, feelings, and remnants from her childhood, especially as preserved in the lore of her family and in Hopkins County. Returning as both an artist and evaluator, the auth...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Winniford, Lee, 1932-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©1998.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:C.A. Brannen series ; no. 2.
Temas:
Winniford, Lee, > 1932- > Childhood and youth.
Winniford family.
Alexander family.
Ward family.
Wolfe family.
Alexander (Famille)
Alexander family
Ward family
Winniford family
Winniford, Lee, > 1932-
Wolfe family
Folklore > Texas > Hopkins County.
Folklore > Texas > Hopkins.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Childhood and youth of a person
Folklore
Manners and customs
Hopkins County (Tex.) > Social life and customs.
Hopkins County (Tex.) > Biography.
Texas > Hopkins County
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Biographies
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / Carl Lindahl
  • 1. Introduction: Return of a Prodigal Daughter
  • 2. Getting a Handle on the Past
  • 3. Picking Cotton, Killing Hogs, and Stretching the Truth
  • 4. Telling Storm-Cellar Tales in Cyclone Country
  • 5. Place Permanent and Place Portable: Winniford-Alexander and Ward-Wolf Family Legends
  • 6. Two Graveyards: Cultural Metaphors for the Here and the Hereafter
  • 7. "Home Is Where You Bury": Long Cemetery Legends I
  • 8. Coming Home Feet First: Long Cemetery Legends II
  • 9. Conclusion: Wanderings in Time and Spirit.

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