Tales with a Texas Twist: Original Stories And Enduring Folklore From The Lone Star State

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 or...