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Each episode included in this book explores unusual phenomena,
strange events, and mysteries in Texas's history. From rumors of
Jean Lafitte's buried treasures to the hanging of Chipita Rodriguez
and the love story of Frenchy McCormick, Texas Myths and Legends
makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the state's
most fascinating and compelling stories.
Storytelling is both an art form and a means of passing on
significant elements of a culture--the history, the traditions, the
humor, the pathos. It is a way of entertaining and being
entertained. 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 >And much more!
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