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.
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