Folklore: In All of Us, In All We Do

Contents
Preface by Kenneth L. Untiedt
First Cousins: Folklore and History
1. Tom Crum-Is it Folklore or History? The Answer May Be Important
2. J. Frank Dobie-The Roadrunner in Fact and Fiction
3. James T. Matthews-Cavalry Traditions on the Texas Frontier
4. Mary Margaret Dougherty Campbell-Gathering at Bill's: Maintaining the History of Live Oak County
A Woman's Touch
5. Mary Margaret Dougherty Campbell-The Cooking Extravaganza: A Sequel to 'Gathering at Bill's'
6. Kelly M. Mosel-Talavera-Growing Up Female in Texas: The Importance of Beauty Pageants in Texas Communities
7. Henry Wolff, Jr.-Madame Blackley: Seer of South Texas
8. Gloria Duarte-La Llorona's Ancestry: Crossing Cultural Boundaries
9. Donna Melitio-Burning Brightly: The Easter Fires of Maternal Necessity
Folklore at Work: Occupational Lore
10. Lew Schnitz-Five Stands Off Bottom
11. Charles Williams-Dispatches from the Electronic Front Lines
12. Ben Mead (with Milt McAfee)-A Rural Mail Carrier
13. Mildred Boren Sentell-The Trials and Tribulations of a Dirt Road Country Doctor
14. Mary Joe (Fitzgerald) Clendenin-Joe Fitzgerald, Nurseryman and Philosopher
15. Deborah Lightfoot Sizemore-Water Woes and Water Ways: Tales of Texas Engineer John B. Hawley
Cops, Politicians, and Other Shady Characters
16. Martha Emmons-The Long Arm of the Law
17. Kenneth L. Untiedt-The Police Language: The Lore of Law Enforcement Communication in West Texas
18. Lora B. Garrison-Cactus Jack Garner as Folk Hero: Vice-President of the United States 1933-1940
19. William N. Stokes, Jr.-And Lo to Vernon Came: The Con Man, the Bootlegger Man, and the Music Man
20. J. Rhett Rushing-Horsetrading and Ethics
Miscellaneous
21. Kenneth W. Davis-Lore of Retirement and Extended Care Facilities
22. George Wilmeth Ewing-Folksy, but Devout, Bookkeeping
23. Meredith E. Abarca-Mi Fronteridad in the Classroom: The Power of Writing and Sharing Stories
Contributors' Vitas
Index