[PDF] Southwest Writers Series J Mason Brewer eBook

Author : Jim Harris
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 34,24 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9781574410747

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A collection of newspaper columns on Texas traditional life in the last half of the 20th century. Columns are from small and large newspapers in Texas, and were written in the 1990s. Subjects reflect writers' own interests, and also the interests of people in their communities, describing the traditions, customs, and practices of people in communities as diverse as the state is wide. Includes bandw photos of people and places of Texas. The editor teaches at New Mexico Junior College and has been a newspaper columnist for five years. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Anand Prahlad
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 44,4 MB
Release : 2016-08-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN :

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African American folklore dates back 240 years and has had a significant impact on American culture from the slavery period to the modern day. This encyclopedia provides accessible entries on key elements of this long history, including folklore originally derived from African cultures that have survived here and those that originated in the United States. Inspired by the author's passion for African American culture and vernacular traditions, African American Folklore: An Encyclopedia for Students thoroughly addresses key elements and motifs in black American folklore-especially those that have influenced American culture. With its alphabetically organized entries that cover a wide range of subjects from the word "conjure" to the dance style of "twerking," this book provides readers with a deeper comprehension of American culture through a greater understanding of the contributions of African American culture and black folk traditions. This book will be useful to general readers as well as students or researchers whose interests include African American culture and folklore or American culture. It offers insight into the histories of African American folklore motifs, their importance within African American groups, and their relevance to the evolution of American culture. The work also provides original materials, such as excepts from folktales and folksongs, and a comprehensive compilation of sources for further research that includes bibliographical citations as well as lists of websites and cultural centers.

Author : Richard W. Etulain
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 14,19 MB
Release : 2023-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0826364462

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Distinguished historian Richard W. Etulain brings together a generous selection of essays from his sixty-year career as a specialist on the US West in this essential volume. Each essay provides an invaluable overview of the rise of western literary history and historiography—including insightful evaluations of individual historians—revealing summaries of regional literature and discussions of western stories yet to be told. Together these writings furnish readers with useful considerations of important subjects about the American West. All those interested in the American West and its interpreters will find these illuminative moments of literary history and historiography especially appealing.

Author : J. Frank Dobie
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 35,71 MB
Release : 1965-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780870740459

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A Publication of the Texas Folklore Society. African-American folklorist J. Mason Brewer starts this volume with “Juneteenth,” followed by Martha Emmons’ “Dyin’ Easy.” Mexican-American folklore is explored in witch tales, legends, and folk-curing from Ruth Laughlin Barker, Ruth Dodson, and Jovita Gonzalez. Other topics include British ballads in Texas and camp-meeting spirituals.