{"product_id":"some-still-do-essays-on-texas-customs-paperback","title":"Some Still Do: Essays on Texas Customs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancis Edward Abernethy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome people are still working stock, building chimneys, making syrup, curing warts, and witching water the same way their fathers and grandfathers did a hundred years ago. This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society is a collection of essays on some of the olds ways--the customs--still practiced in Texas. It is not an exercise in nostalgia, but a look at practical ways of dealing with problems of survival and coping with nature and people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFRANCIS EDWARD ABERNETHY\u003c\/b\u003e was Regents Professor Emeritus of English at Stephen F. Austin State University, the executive secretary and editor of the Texas Folklore Society, the curator of exhibits for the East Texas Historical Association, and a member of the Texas Institute of Letters. In addition to editing twenty-one Texas Folklore Society publications, he wrote \u003ci\u003eSingin' Texas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLegends of Texas' Heroic Age, \u003c\/i\u003e and all three volumes of the Texas Folklore Society history, published by the University of North Texas Press. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 153\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.03 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750076678432,"sku":"9781574411027","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4e016ee409fe84af369ad5305a550b52.webp?v=1779942284","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/some-still-do-essays-on-texas-customs-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}