Title Page
Contents
Preface
Part I: Remembering Our Ancestors
Chapter 1. Letters from J. Frank Dobie to John Robert Craddock
Chapter 2. Doc Sonnichsen Holds His Own
Part II: Texas-Mexican Folklore
Chapter 3. Growing Up on Both Sides of the Border
Chapter 4. Welito: A Mexican-American Family in Southwest Texas
Chapter 5. Folklore of a San Antonio Midwife
Chapter 6. Religion, Superstitions, and Remedios
Chapter 7. Pepe's Panaderia: Bread Folklore
Chapter 8. A Tortilla Is Never "Just" a Tortilla
Part III: Miscellaneous Memorabilia
Chapter 9. The Evolution of a Legend: The Headless Horseman
Chapter 10. Who is Buried in Jesse James' Grave?
Chapter 11. A Note on the Pacing White Mustang Legend
Chapter 12. Hell is for He-Men!
Chapter 13. Clementine Hunter: Folk Artist
Chapter 14. Packaged Folklore: The Texas Folklife Festival
Chapter 15. Same Song, Second Verse
Chapter 16. Texas Kitsch and Other Collectibles
Chapter 17. Texas Freedman's Settlements in the New South
Chapter 18. Toby's Hound
Part IV: The Family Saga (Continued)
Chapter 19. Passing the Light: How Family Stories Shape Our Lives
Chapter 20. Two Tales of My Family: Two Tales of Who I Am
Chapter 21. Red Kelly's Grandmother
Chapter 22. A Family Full of Scars
Chapter 23. The Day Grandpa Blew Up the Tractor
Chapter 24. Greater Love . . .
Chapter 25. Family Saga vs. History: Hezekiah Lincecum and the Church
List of Contributors
Index