Big Thicket Legacy - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 157441156X ISBN 13 : 9781574411560

Editeur : University of North Texas Press,U.S., 2002

Synopsis

In Big Thicket Legacy, Campbell and Lynn Loughmiller present the stories of people living in the Big Thicket of southeast Texas. Many of the storytellers were close to one hundred years old when interviewed, with some being the great-grandchildren of the first settlers. Here are tales about robbing a bee tree, hunting wild boar, plowing all day and dancing all night, wading five miles to church through a cypress brake, and making soap using hickory ashes.

"The book is a storehouse of history, down-to-earth information, good humor, leg-pulling spoofs, tall tales and all kinds of serendipitous gems... Readers inclined to fantasy might like to think of two giant Texas folklorists of the past, J. Frank Dobie and Mody Boatright, nodding and winking their approval of Big Thicket Legacy." -Smithsonian

"The Big Thicket... comes vibrantly alive in this collection of interviews... This excellent example of oral history is highly recommended." -Library Journal

"A big thicket of a book, Americana at its best." -Christian Century

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Lifelong naturalists, Campbell and Lynn Loughmiller explored and photographed the Big Thicket for nine years.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of North Texas Press,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 157441156X
• ISBN 13: 9781574411560
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Éditeur: Loughmiller Campbell, Loughmiller Lynn
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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