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Short Call : Snippets from the Smallest Places in Texas, 1935-2000 by Joyce Gibson Roach (2014, Hardcover)
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A collection of stories, recipes, and traditions from Turtle, Texas, a town representing many small rural communities. The book explores the lives of those who have chosen to stay in these places, generation after generation, and how they are finding new ways to revitalize their communities. It is part of the Texas Folklore Society Extra Book series.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of North Texas Press
ISBN-101574415735
ISBN-139781574415735
eBay Product ID (ePID)201663249
Product Key Features
Book TitleShort Call : Snippets from the Smallest Places in Texas, 1935-2000
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Folklore & Mythology, Westerns, Humorous / General
Publication Year2014
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, Fiction, History
AuthorJoyce Gibson Roach
Book SeriesTexas Folklore Society Extra Book Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight12.8 Oz
Item Length8.7 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2014-032917
Dewey Edition23
Series Volume Number24
Dewey Decimal813/.6
SynopsisJoyce Gibson Roach has collected "snippets" of stories, recipes, and traditions of life in Turtle, Texas, which represents many small towns--and the people who inhabit them. Many of the younger generations leave such towns, finding both place and society crumbling. Those who've stayed are finding new and interesting ways to put themselves and their places back together. Both the short and long pieces herein are about the folks who've elected to stay generation after generation, knowing that for them wherever they've stayed is still the Home Place. The characters' viewpoints are personal, sometimes agreeing with facts found in history books and sometimes not., Joyce Gibson Roach has collected "snippets" of stories, recipes, and traditions of life in Turtle, Texas, which represents many small towns-and the people who inhabit them. Many of the younger generations leave such towns, finding both place and society crumbling. Those who've stayed are finding new and interesting ways to put themselves and their places back together. Both the short and long pieces herein are about the folks who've elected to stay generation after generation, knowing that for them wherever they've stayed is still the Home Place. The characters' viewpoints are personal, sometimes agreeing with facts found in history books and sometimes not., Short Call: Snippets from the Smallest Places in Texas, 1935-2000 by Joyce Gibson Roach, is TFS Extra Book #24. Joyce Gibson Roach has collected "snippets" of stories, recipes, and traditions of life in Turtle, Texas, which represents many small towns--and the people who inhabit them.
LC Classification NumberPS3618.O257S55 2014
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