J Mason Brewer

Dog Ghosts and the Word on the Brazos

Negro Preacher Tales from the Brazos Bottoms of Texas

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Two volumes of African American folk tales collected in Texas.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Texas Press
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 1976
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 404g
• ISBN-13: 9780292715127
• ISBN-10: 0292715129
• Artikelnr.: 26487472

Autorenporträt

J. Mason Brewer (1896–1975) was a scholar and folkorist.

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1. Foreword 2. Introduction 3. Dog Ghosts 4. Part I. Slavery and Its Legacy * Uncle Jonas and This Sin-cursed World (Robert Winn
49
Travis County
1957) * Old John Blow-out (Mrs. Nancy Taylor
52
Robertson County
1956) * Aunt Susan’s Trip to Heaven (Arthur Lott
81
Bexar County
1944) * Uncle Jasper’s Prayer (William Willis Greenleaf
65
San Jacinto County
1956) * Uncle Israel Changes His Mind (William Willis Greenleaf
65
San Jacinto County
1956) * The Greatest Negro Leader (Arthur Lott
81
Bexar County
1955) * The Hornsby’s Bend Teacher (Tom E. Davis
65
Travis County
1955) * The High Sheriff and His Servant (Jesse Holmes
92
Colorado County
1954) * The Waco Drugstore Porter (Charles W. Toliver
27
McClennan County
1955) 5. Part II. Carefree Tales * The Hays County Courthouse Janitor (Charles James Wilson
21
Hays County
1956) * Uncle Aaron Loses His Home (R. A. Atkinson
63
Caldwell County
1952) * Uncle Aaron Orders a Baking Pan (R. A. Atkinson
63
Caldwell County
1952) * Uncle Aaron Loses His Wife (R. A. Atkinson
63
Caldwell County
1952) * Uncle Aaron and the Baby Chickens (R. A. Atkinson
63
Caldwell County
1952) * Uncle Aaron Peddles a Possum (R. A. Atkinson
63
Caldwell County
1952) * Uncle Aaron Goes Fishing (R. P. Vivian
65
Dallas County
c. 1948) * The Rich Partners (George Holman
85
Travis County
1954) * Black and White (George Holman
85
Travis County
1954) * Two Chances (Mrs. Cora Jean St. Julian
23
Travis County
1957) * The Remains of Washington P. Johnson (Mrs. Laura Johnson
54
Anderson County
1954) * The Mexia Bootlegger (Charles W. Toliver
27
McClennan County
1955) * The Juneteenth Baseball Game (Carl Roy
21
Bee County
1955) * The Goliad Liars (J. H. Brewer
84
Travis County
1953) * The Good Old Man Aunt Tiny Had for a Husband (George Holman
85
Travis County
1954) 6. Part III. Tales of Animals and Ranch Life * Bubber and the Rattlesnake (Willie Brown
41
McClennan County
1952) * The Rattlesnake Dispute (President Holmes
65
Colorado County
1954) * The Fox and the Rooster (William Stokes
59
Kerr County
1937) * Why the Rabbit Has a Short Tail (William Willis Greenleaf
65
San Jacinto County
1956) * The Bull Frog and the Mockingbird (Sylvester Byars
59
Caldwell County
1956) * Ropes Cost Money (Jim Cloman
85
Goliad County
1946) * Myra Jackson’s Sweethearts (Jim Cloman
85
Goliad County
1946) * The Red Toro of Hidalgo County (Jim Cloman
85
Goliad County
1946) * The George West Steer (Carl Roy
21
Bee County
1955) * The Palacios Rancher and the Preacher (Arthur Lott
81
Bexar County
1944) * Eating out of His Own Bucket (Jesse Holmes
92
Colorado County
1954) * The Farmer and the Unfaithful Wife (Lemuel Sparks
59
Travis County
1942) 7. Part IV. Religious Tales * Aunt Hetty and the Katy Train (Antoine Dykes
30
Travis County
1957) * Sit Down
Self! (Anderson Shaw
97
Falls County
1937) * Elder Brown’s False Teeth (Jerry Mullinox
45
Falls County
1937) * Saint Peter and the Marlin Negroes (Nellum Taylor Denson
89
Falls County
1937) * Salvation Is Free (Carl Roy
21
Bee County
1955) * Uncle Jerry and the Ship of Faith (Anderson Shaw
97
Falls County
1937) * The Test Question (Mrs. Ibby Spriggs
77
Red River County
1954) * Deacon Wright’s Confession (Jerry Mullinox
45
Falls County
1937) * Rock
Church
Rock! (Jim Cloman
85
Goliad County
1946) 8. Part V. Dog Ghosts and Other Spirits * Uncle Henry and the Dog Ghost (Rev. P. H. Hailey
79
Red River County
1937) * The Dog Spirit Doctor (Jesse Gipson
59
Collin County
1946) * The New Wife and the Breeches Quilt (Doctor Cole
83
Harrison County
1937) * Little Nero and the Magic Tea Cakes (Jesse Gipson
59
Collin County
1946) * The Saturday Night Fiddler (Rev. P. H. Hailey
79
Red River County
1937) * The Oak Cliff Dog Ghost (Robert Bradley
78
Dallas County
1943) * Little Tom and His Mean Brother (Rev. P. H. Hailey
79
Red River County
1937) * The Dog Ghost and the No Account Boy (Jesse Gipson
59
Collin County
1946) * The Dog Ghost and the Buried Money (Mrs. Mary Lee
57
Bastrop County
1952) * The Bee County Headless Horseman (Carl Roy
21
Bee County
1955) * The Headless Horseman and the Hunter (Carl Roy
21
Bee County
1955) * The Black Widow Car (Alex Z. Chappel
62
Angelina County
1954) * The McManor Bridge Ghost (Thedford Stevens
51
Polk County
1954) * The Ghost of Sifty-Sifty San’ (Robert Dickerson
23
Austin County
1954) * The Antique Bed Ghost (Tom Wright
41
Angelina County
1957) * Mrs. Charles Brown’s Ghost (Jack Duke
45
Hardin County
1955) * Brit Bailey’s Ghost (William Rodney Pradia
56
Liberty County
1955) * Death of a Tap Dancer (Mrs. Lennie C. Thomas
59
Cherokee County
1954) 9. Word on the Brazos 10. Acknowledgments 11. A Word on The Word 12. Introduction 13. Bad Religion * The Preacher and His Farmer Brother * A Job for God * Cussing for the Church * Elder Lott’s Sunday Night Sermon * God Throws a Tree Limb * Little Bill’s Conversation with God * Reverend Carter’s Twelfth Anniversary Sermon * Sister Rosie and the African Missionary * The Tale of the Three Preachers * Sister Patsy’s Error * The Wrong Man in the Coffin * What Major Buford Knew * White and Black Theology * How Elder Samuels Was Saved * Sister Liza and the New Pastor * Hailey’s Comet and Judgment Day * Brother Gregg Identifies Himself 14. Baptizings
Conversions
and Church Meetings * The Old Preacher’s Will and the Young Wife * Uncle Ebun and the Sign of the Shooting Star * Sister Carrie and the Little White Man * The Baptizing of the Cat Family * The Hare-lipped Man and the Speaking Meeting * The Moderator and the Alligator * The Preacher Who Walked on Water * The Trustee Board and the Cuspidor * Why Abe Brown Went to the Revival * The Old Moderator’s Farewell Message * The Complaining Church Sister * Sister Sadie Washington’s Littlest Boy * Uncle Charlie Gets Directions 15. Good Religion * A Sermon
a Cat
and a Churn * The Preacher Who Asked Too Many Questions * The Haunted Church and the Sermon on Tithing * The Lord Answers Sister Milly’s Prayer * The Oxen and the Denominations * The Preacher Who Talked in His Sleep * The Sunday School Scholar and the Pastor * The Mulatto Boys and the Religious Test * Scott Mission Methodist Church Gets a Full-time Pastor 16. Heaven and Hell * Why the Guardian Angel Let the Brazos Bottom Negroes Sleep * The Baptist Negroes in Heaven * The Pole That Led to Heaven * Who Can Go to Heaven * Little Jim Lacey’s Desires * Why So Many Negroes Are in Heaven * Good Friday in Hell * John’s Trip to Hell * Uncle Si
His Boss-man
and Hell 17. Preachers and Little Boys * Little David’s Question * Gabriel and the Elder’s Coat * Heaven and the Post Office * Little Ned and the Sweet Potato Pie * Reverend Black’s Gifts from Heaven * The Sinner Man’s Son and the Preacher * Little Tom and the One-eyed Preacher * Deacon Jones’s Boys and the Greedy Preacher