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Preface
Acknowledgements
A Corner Forever Texas: The Southwestern Writers Collection	p. 3
John Lomax and Texas: Roots of a Career	p. 31
J. Frank Dobie and the American Folklore Society	p. 47
Beautifully Printed and Expressive of Texas: Carl Hertzog and the Texas Folklore Society	p. 67
Pistol Packin' Mamas: Gun Code for Western Women	p. 87
"First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All the Lawyers"	p. 95
Forked Stick Folkcraft	p. 105
No-Eared Joe: Oil Field Folk Hero	p. 115
The Boat Called "El Pato"	p. 123
From African Spirit Catcher to American Folk Art Emblem: The Trans-Atlantic Odyssey of the Bottle Tree	p. 131
A Hog Race	p. 139
An East Texas Lynching: The Humphries/Wilkinson-Greenhaw Feud	p. 147
Hammered Dulcimers and Folk Songs: The Musical Heritage of the C. A. Lee Family	p. 159
The Rabbit, The Lion, and The Man: Race Relations in Folklore Fieldwork	p. 175
Longino Guerrero's Corrido on J. Frank Dobie	p. 197
Peripatetic Proselytizing	p. 201
The Sunbonnet as Folk Costume	p. 209
College Creates a New Breed of Cowboy	p. 221
Laughing at the Clouds: Texas Drought Humor	p. 231
The Blues and Jives of Dr. Hepcat	p. 239
Motorcycles and Majorettes: Grave Markers for Youth in Central Texas	p. 247
Singing People Are Happy People: A Brief Look at Convention Gospel Music	p. 267
Contributors	p. 279
Index	p. 285
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