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A Texas Scrap-Book: Made up of the History, Biography, and Miscellany of Texas and its People
Re-print of a historical and biographical account of the earl history of Texas until around 1846; the book is divided into four parts: historical, biography, miscellany, and statistical. Index begins on page 659.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Baker, D. W. C. (De Witt Clinton), 1832-1881
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mexican Border Ballads and Other Lore
Collection of popular folklore from Mexico and Texas, including ballads, personal anecdotes, folktales of the Alabama-Coushatta Indians and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 141.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Boatright, Mody C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Singers and Storytellers
Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including personal anecdotes about storytellers and singers, as well as folk songs, myths, and ghost stories. The index begins on page 295.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Boatright, Mody C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
And Horns on the Toads
Volume of folk stories and tall tales about the horned toad and other Texas folklore. The index begins on page 235.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Boatright, Mody Coggin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gib Morgan, Minstrel of the Oil Fields
This volume includes stories about the life of a West Texas oil driller named Gib Morgan and other folk stories about the oil industry.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Boatright, Mody Coggin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Madstones and Twisters
Collection of information about weather, plant and animal lore in Texas and Mexico. It also discusses folk remedies, folktales about tornadoes, information about prairie dogs, and ghost stories.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Boatright, Mody Coggin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mesquite and Willow
Collection of Texas, Spanish and Mexican folklore, including legends, child ballads, folk tales, folk songs, tall tales, information about home remedies, and other folklore.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Boatright, Mody Coggin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Sky is My Tipi
Collection stories about the Kiowa and Apache Indians, coyotes and other animals, cooking, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 237.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Boatright, Mody Coggin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Merchant to the Republic
Biographical account of the Dieterich Family's life in Texas from around 1834 to 1860, including details concerning the Santa Fe Expedition. Index begins on page 207.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Bonham, Dora Dieterich, 1902-
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fiesta
Book discussing with San Antonio's Fiesta de San Jacinto, held in April, and Honey Merrick's relationship with the celebration.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Brassell, Georgie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas
A history of pioneers in Texas and their confrontations with local American Indians.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Brown, John Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Bride on the Old Chisholm Trail in 1886
Tales of Mrs. Mary Taylor Burton's experience on the Old Chisholm Trail and living on a ranch with her husband in the southwest.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Bunton, Mary Taylor
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gone are the Days
Collection of anecdotes by the author describing her family and memories of growing up in Utopia, Texas.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Burns, Annalee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America
Re-print of a field guide to different species of birds in North America, including illustrations of some birds, also listed in Appendix II. Index begins on page 293.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Cassin, John, 1813-1869
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Clock and the Storyteller: Memoirs of Shirley Clark
Book of collected autobiographical anecdotes of Shirley Clark about her family and life in Texas as part of a humanities project at Austin College.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Clark, Shirley; Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Journeys of Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, Volume 1
First volume of biographical accounts related to the explorations of René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in North America including memoirs, accounts, and narratives of his discovery and exploration down the Mississippi River.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Cox, Isaac Joslin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Journeys of Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, Volume 2
Second volume of biographical accounts related to the explorations of René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in North America including memoirs, accounts, and narratives of his discovery and exploration down the Mississippi River.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Cox, Isaac Joslin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The West Wind Blows: The Autobiography of Edward Everett Dale
Autobiography of Edward Everett Dale covering his life from his birth in 1879 until his death in 1972; the book includes stories dealing with Indian affairs, schooling, and his becoming a professor at the University of Oklahoma. Index begins on page 411.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Dale, Edward Everett, 1879-1972
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Encyclopedia of Texas
This book provides a biographical view of Texas and its history. The book uses many narratives of the individuals who helped shape Texas history. The book also includes profiles of: the public school system in Texas; banking; the public school system; the State Fair; the Cotton Industry; oil history; and histories of select towns, such as Dallas, Fort Worth, Wichita Falls, Burkburnett, Ellis County, Waco, San Antonio, Galveston, and many others.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Davis, Ellis Arthur & Grobe, Edwin H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Land and Its People, 1876-1981: Deaf Smith County, Texas
Book describing Deaf Smith County including local history, photographs, illustrations, and biographies.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Deaf Smith County Historical Society
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life and Adventures Of "Billy" Dixon, of Adobe Walls, Texas Panhandle
Biography of Billy Dixon detailing his life on the Texas frontier and his part in the fight at Adobe Walls (1874), based on his personal narratives.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Dixon, Billy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Straight Texas
Volume of popular folklore of Texas, including tales about the origins of various cities and towns, personal anecdotes, songs, superstitions and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 341.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Backwoods to Border
Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legends of Texas
Collection of popular Texas legends, including tales about buried treasure, the supernatural, pirates, origins of Texas flowers, and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 271.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
System:
The UNT Digital Library