Tales with a Texas Twist - Ingham, Donna
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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 origin of the Texas state flower >"The Story Behind the Story"--about two early cattlemen and the basis…mehr

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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 origin of the Texas state flower >"The Story Behind the Story"--about two early cattlemen and the basis for an episode in Larry McMurtry's "Lonesome Dove" >"The Life and Times of Pecos Bill"--a selection of tales about this legendary folk hero >"Diamond Bill"--about an east Texas rattlesnake who fought in the Civil War >"Cupid Was a Mama's Boy"--a Texanized classic Greek myth >And much more!
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By Donna Ingham - Illustrated by Paul G. Hoffman