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Stray Tales Of The Big Bend (Paperback, 1st ed): Elton Miles

Stray Tales Of The Big Bend (Paperback, 1st ed)

Elton Miles; Photographs by Bill Wright

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It is pleasant to stray in the Big Bend and Davis Mountains country of Far West Texas. The vast spaces, rugged terrain, and sparse settlement invite straying--and tale spinning. In Stray Tales of the Big Bend master folklorist Elton Miles continues to intrigue and enchant with stories of the region and its culture. Readers will find in this volume new tales of Terlingua Desert mystery bells, spirit-guarded treasure, and the mock-sacrificial San Vicente rain dance with its pre-Christian vestiges. Travelers will enjoy learning the lore of the rugged land they visit. Historians will discover the most complete account of the Glenn Springs-Boquillas raid of 1916, as well as stories of the spirit-world-inspired "Old Orient" railroad, which ran from Kansas through the Big Bend to the Gulf of Baja California. Here too is a story, with new information, about the controversial Big Bend tablet, discovered at Hot Springs and said to prove that Europeans were present there about A.D. 300. Miles recounts the recollections of cowboy preachers, camp meetings, and the reticent yet sometimes uninhibited religious attitudes of the cowboy, both open-range and modern.

General

Imprint: Texas A & M University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: June 1993
First published: June 1993
Authors: Elton Miles
Photographers: Bill Wright
Dimensions: 229 x 153 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 188
Edition: 1st ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-89096-542-9
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > History > American history > General
LSN: 0-89096-542-0
Barcode: 9780890965429

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