It is for good reason that J. Frank Dobie is known as the
Southwest's master storyteller. With his eye for color and detail,
his ear for the rhythm of language and song, and his heart open to
the simple truth of folk wisdom and ways, he movingly and
unpretentiously spins the tales of our collective heritages. This
he does in Tales of Old-Time Texas, a heartwarming array of
twenty-eight stories filled with vivid characters, exciting
historical episodes, and traditional themes. As Dobie himself says:
"Any tale belongs to whoever can best tell it." Here, then, is a
collection of the best Texas tales--by the Texan who can best tell
them.
Dobie's recollections include such classics in Lone Star State
lore as the tale of Jim Bowie's knife, the legend of the Texas
bluebonnet, the story of the Wild Woman of the Navidad, and the
account of the headless horseman of the mustangs. Other stories in
this outstanding collection regale us with odd and interesting
characters and events: the stranger of Sabine Pass, the Apache
secret of the Guadalupes, the planter who gambled away his bride,
and the Robinhooding of Sam Bass. These stories, and many more,
make Tales of Old-Time Texas a beloved classic certain to endure
for generations.
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