Tales with a Texas Twist

Tales with a Texas Twist
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 173
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ISBN-10 : 9781493032440
ISBN-13 : 1493032445
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Book Synopsis Tales with a Texas Twist by : Donna Ingham

Download or read book Tales with a Texas Twist written by Donna Ingham and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-04-06 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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


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