Donna Ingham

Tales with a Texas Twist

Original Stories And Enduring Folklore From The Lone Star State

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Produktbeschreibung

Storytelling is both an art form and a means of passing on significant elements of a culture--the history, the traditions, the humor, the pathos. It is a way of entertaining and being entertained. With this compilation of Texas--and Texanized--favorite myths and legends, award-winning tale teller Donna Ingham applies her own unmistakable voice to traverse her home state through such stories as: >"The Coming of the Bluebonnet"--an oft-collected Commanche myth about love and sacrifice and the origin of the Texas state flower >"The Story Behind the Story"--about two early cattlemen and the basis for an episode in Larry McMurtry's "Lonesome Dove" >"The Life and Times of Pecos Bill"--a selection of tales about this legendary folk hero >"Diamond Bill"--about an east Texas rattlesnake who fought in the Civil War >"Cupid Was a Mama's Boy"--a Texanized classic Greek myth >And much more!

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 211g
• ISBN-13: 9780762738991
• ISBN-10: 0762738995
• Artikelnr.: 21412140

Autorenporträt

Donna Ingham leads workshops and training sessions on storytelling and has taught storytelling classes at the University of Texas in Austin. Her repertoire includes original stories and tales based on history, folklore, and outrageous lies. She has five audio recordings and is listed as a Texas Touring Artist by the Texas Commission on the Arts and a Heartland Arts Fund Regional Artist through the Mid-America Arts Alliance. As a humorist and folklorist, she takes the ancient art of storytelling and gives it a Texas twist to entertain audiences of all ages. She lives in Spicewood, Texas, with her husband, Jerry, and has one son, Christopher. Artist Paul G. Hoffman has illustrated books of many genres, including the Globe Pequot Spooky series. For this title he recalled the storybooks of his childhood.

Inhaltsangabe

Tales with a Texas Twist: Original Stories and Enduring Folklore from the
Lone Star State Table of Contents Lone Star Storytelling [Introduction] 1.
The Myth of Cora Persephone 2. Cupid Was a Mama's Boy 3. The Coming of the
Bluebonnet 4. The Ghost at Hornsby's Bend 5. The Legend of El Muerto 6.
Lobo Girl of Devil's River 7. The Ghost Light on Bailey's Prairie 8. The
Babe of the Alamo 9. Yellow Rose of Texas 10. The White Comanche of the
Plains 11. Sam Bass, the Texas Robin Hood 12. The Story Behind the Story
13. Mollie Bailey Was a Spy 14. Arizona Bill 15. Diamond Bill 16. Bigfoot
Wallace and the Hickory Nuts 17. The Life and Times of Pecos Bill 18. The
Meandering Melon 19. One Turkey-Power 20. The Texan and the Blue Lambs 21.
The Texan and the Grass Hut 22. The Story of the Three Bubbas 23. Teeny
Tangerine Twirling Rope 24. Pedro y El Diablo 25. The Old Woman and the
Robbers 26. Pretty Polly and Mr. Fox 27. Br'er Rabbit's Share Cropping 28.
Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Coon, and the Frogs Bibliography