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3%OFFDobie, J. Frank. Illus: Shaw, Charles - Coronado's Children - 9780292710528 - V9780292710528
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Coronado's Children

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Description for Coronado's Children paperback. Texas has its share of legendary treasure, and Dobie records the lore of the lost mines of the San Saba and Llano rivers, rumors of an untapped vein of wonderfully rich gold west of Paisano Pass in Devil's River country, tales of forgotten posthole stashes where prosperous frontier ranchers once "banked" their gold and silver coins, and more. Illustrator(s): Shaw, Charles. Series: The J. Frank Dobie. Num Pages: 351 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.

Written in 1930, Coronado's Children was one of J. Frank Dobie's first books, and the one that helped gain him national prominence as a folklorist. In it, he recounts the tales and legends of those hardy souls who searched for buried treasure in the Southwest following in the footsteps of that earlier gold seeker, the Spaniard Coronado.

"These people," Dobie writes in his introduction, "no matter what language they speak, are truly Coronado's inheritors.... l have called them Coronado's children. They follow Spanish trails, buffalo trails, cow trails, they dig where there are no trails; but oftener than they dig or ... Read more

This is the tale-spinning Dobie at his best, dealing with subjects as irresistible as ghost stories and haunted houses.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
Series
The J. Frank Dobie
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9780292710528
SKU
V9780292710528
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Dobie, J. Frank. Illus: Shaw, Charles
J. Frank Dobie was a folklorist and author of many books about Texas life and culture.

Reviews for Coronado's Children
As entrancing a volume as one is likely to pick up in a month of Sundays.
The New York Times
Dobie has discovered for us a native Arabian Night.
Chicago Evening Post
This is the best work ever written on hidden treasure, and one of the most fascinating books on any subject to come out of ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Coronado's Children


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