Following old fencelines : tales from rural Texas / Lee Winniford.

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Winniford, Lee, 1932-

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TextSeries: C.A. Brannen series ; no. 2.Publication details: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, �1998.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (xviii, 262 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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0585174318
9780585174310

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Following old fencelines.DDC classification:

976.4/274063/092 B 21

LOC classification:

F392.H67 W56 1998eb

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Contents:

Foreword / Carl Lindahl -- 1. Introduction: Return of a Prodigal Daughter -- 2. Getting a Handle on the Past -- 3. Picking Cotton, Killing Hogs, and Stretching the Truth -- 4. Telling Storm-Cellar Tales in Cyclone Country -- 5. Place Permanent and Place Portable: Winniford-Alexander and Ward-Wolf Family Legends -- 6. Two Graveyards: Cultural Metaphors for the Here and the Hereafter -- 7. "Home Is Where You Bury": Long Cemetery Legends I -- 8. Coming Home Feet First: Long Cemetery Legends II -- 9. Conclusion: Wanderings in Time and Spirit.

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Summary: In Following Old Fencelines: Tales from Rural Texas, Lee Winniford returns home - with a motive and a mission to recapture memories, feelings, and remnants from her childhood, especially as preserved in the lore of her family and in Hopkins County. Returning as both an artist and evaluator, the author attempts to reconcile the present and past. Winniford illustrates and interprets the culture of a small, isolated community of Texas as it existed some fifty years ago. She examines the different cultural trends and distinctive storytelling modes of both sides of her family through analogy with the two graveyards where four generations of her family are buried.Summary: With this collection of tales told through a variety of voices, Winniford recreates the personalities and lifestyles of the original storytellers and these situations in which their tales were shared and gives analytic insight into folklore. Folklore scholars, Texas history enthusiasts, or anyone who likes a good story is invited to join Winniford on her wonderful journey home.

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In Following Old Fencelines: Tales from Rural Texas, Lee Winniford returns home - with a motive and a mission to recapture memories, feelings, and remnants from her childhood, especially as preserved in the lore of her family and in Hopkins County. Returning as both an artist and evaluator, the author attempts to reconcile the present and past. Winniford illustrates and interprets the culture of a small, isolated community of Texas as it existed some fifty years ago. She examines the different cultural trends and distinctive storytelling modes of both sides of her family through analogy with the two graveyards where four generations of her family are buried.

With this collection of tales told through a variety of voices, Winniford recreates the personalities and lifestyles of the original storytellers and these situations in which their tales were shared and gives analytic insight into folklore. Folklore scholars, Texas history enthusiasts, or anyone who likes a good story is invited to join Winniford on her wonderful journey home.

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