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Tales from the Big Thicket
Edited and with a new preface by Francis E. Abernethy
The secretive beauty and mystery of the Big Thicket of East Texas would
inevitably inspire tales—and the pioneers who came to terms with this land
were an individualistic and legend-creating lot. In Tales from the Big
Thicket, Francis E. Abernethy presents a collection of stories about the Big
Thicket and its people. The reader will find herein the history and folklore
of the area, including a collection of Alabama-Coushatta tales, a Civil War
episode involving a search for hidden Jayhawkers, a travel account from the
nineteenth century, and a history of one of the region's legendary families,
the Hooks.
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FRANCIS E. ABERNETHY is Regents Professor Emeritus of English at
Stephen F. Austin State University and the executive secretary and editor of
the Texas Folklore Society. He is the author or editor of numerous Texas
Folklore Society publications, including Singin' Texas and Built in Texas,
both from the UNT Press.
What people are saying about this book
"An enjoyable escape to the wood-culture of the past, to the thrill of the bear
hunt of yesterday, to the quiet, natural retreat in the middle of an
increasingly urban world."—Southwestern Historical Quarterly
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