Texas Myths and Legends: The True Stories behind History's Mysteries

by Donna Ingham

Overview

Texas Myths and Legends explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Texas’s history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in Texas history. The more than a dozen stories answer questions such as: Is the "Navidad Wildman"—aka Bigfoot—alive and well in Texas? Was the creature in one Texas woman's freezer the legendary blood-sucking beast known as the chupacabra? Just what are the mysterious Marfa Lights? Manifestations of otherworldly beings? Can they be explained scientifically? Is Jefferson the most haunted city in Texas? Or should the title go to San Antonio, which has enough ghosts to warrant at least three advertised ghost hunt tours? From rumors of Jean Lafitte's buried treasures to the hanging of Chipita Rodriguez and the love story of Frenchy McCormick, Texas Myths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the state's most fascinating and compelling stories.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493026128
Publisher:	Globe Pequot Publishing
Publication date:	09/01/2016
Series:	Legends of the West
Edition description:	2nd Edition
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.99(w) x 8.94(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

Donna Ingham is the author of 1001 Greatest Things Ever Said About Texas , You Know You're in Texas When , and Texas Icons (all Globe Pequot Press). A professional storyteller, she performs throughout her home state.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction x

Chapter 1 Jean Lafitte's Treasures 1

Chapter 2 The Lost San Saba Mine 13

Chapter 3 Return of the Ghost Buffalo 26

Chapter 4 The Pacing White Stallion 37

Chapter 5 Bigfoot in Texas 48

Chapter 6 Chasing Chupacabras 60

Chapter 7 Legends of Enchanted Rock 70

Chapter 8 The Lure of the Marfa Lights 80

Chapter 9 The Haunting of Jefferson 93

Chapter 10 Spirits in San Antonio 105

Chapter 11 Children of the Tracks 117

Chapter 12 The Legendary Sally Skull 128

Chapter 13 The Hanging of Chipita Rodriguez 139

Chapter 14 The Love Story of Frenchy McCormick 151

Bibliography 163

Index 179

About the Author 184