The Family Saga: A Collection Of Texas Family Legends (Publications Of The Texas Folklore Society LX) Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
The title and the idea for this book began in 1958, when Mody Boatright first published his essay, “The Family Saga as a Form of Folklore.” What Mody identified was a long established form of folklore that was firmly entrenched among people everywhere.The family saga—as Mody and this collection defines it—is made up of an accumulation of separate family legends. These are the stories of the old folks and the old times that are told among the family when they gather for funerals or Thanksgiving dinner. These are the “remember-when” stories the family tells about the time when the grownups were children.Families with strong identities and strong bonds eventually have a library of legends, treasures passed along in the oral tradition. Because of shared humanity and common family experiences, the legends of these old families follow a recognizable pattern of topics, some of which are contained herein. A large and chronologically extended collection of family legends brought together under one cover—or one roof—is a family saga.Included here are stories grouped by common topics, such as Ghosts and the Supernatural, Feuding and Fighting, and Death and Burial. They include tales from favorite storytellers Elmer Kelton, James Ward Lee, Robert Flynn, Archie McDonald, and John Graves. Lavishly illustrated, this volume is a fitting tribute to F. E. Abernethy's dedication to the Texas Folklore Society.
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: University of North Texas Press; 1St Edition edition (December 5, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1574411683
ISBN-13: 978-1574411683
Product Dimensions: 7 x 1.2 x 10.4 inches
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LOVE this book and have read it several times; however, since I hate to rewrite history, I have to remember that family stories usually begin in fact and end in at least a little lore. If you understand that, it is a GREAT read.
great book, love it and anything to do with Texas History
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