Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations
By J. Frank Dobie
Length6h 3m
About this audiobook
This book is an insightful guide to the culture, history, landscape, and literature of the American Southwest written by J. Frank Dobie. It explores various topics, from natural history and folklore to spicy foods and cooking, providing observations and commentary that reflect the author's deep knowledge and understanding of the region. Dobie shares his thoughts on notable authors and their works as well as other essential readings that capture the flavor of this colorful and diverse part of the United States.
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GenreOther
Length6 hrs 3 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 1, 1943
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Preface
2Chapter 1: A Declaration
3Chapter 2: Interpreters of the Land
4Chapter 3: General Helps
5Chapter 4: Indian Culture; Pueblos and Navajos
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6Chapter 5: Apaches, Comanches, and Other Plains Indians
7Chapter 6: Spanish-Mexican Strains
8Chapter 7: Flavor of France
9Chapter 8: Backwoods Life and Humor
10Chapter 9: How the Early Settlers Lived
11Chapter 10: Fighting Texians
12Chapter 11: Texas Rangers
13Chapter 12: Women Pioneers
14Chapter 13: Circuit Riders and Missionaries
15Chapters 14: Lawyers, Politicians, J. P.'s
16Chapter 15: Pioneer Doctors
17Chapter 16: Mountain Men
18Chapter 17: Santa Fe and the Santa Fe Trail
19Chapter 18: Stagecoaches, Freighting
20Chapter 19: Pony Express
21Chapter 20: Surge of Life in the West
22Chapter 21: Range Life: Cowboys, Cattle, Sheep
23Chapter 22: Cowboy Songs and Other Ballads
24Chapter 23: Horses: Mustangs and Cow Ponies
25Chapter 24: The Bad Man Tradition
26Chapter 25: Mining and Oil
27Chapter 26: Nature; Wild Life; Naturalists
28Chapter 27: Buffaloes and Buffalo Hunters
29Chapter 28: Bears and Bear Hunters
30Chapter 29: Coyotes, Lobos, and Panthers
31Chapter 30: Birds and Wild Flowers
32Chapter 31: Negro Folk Songs and Tales
33Chapter 32: Fiction—Including Folk Tales
34Chapter 33: Poetry and Drama
35Chapter 34: Miscellaneous Interpreters and Institutions
36Chapter 35: Subjects for Themes
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