FRANCIS E. ABERNETHY is Regents Professor Emeritus of English at Stephen F. Austin State University and the executive secretary and editor of the Texas Folklore Society. He is the author or editor of numerous Texas Folklore Society publications, including Singin'Texas and Built in Texas, both from the UNT Press.

An enjoyable escape to the woodculture of the past, to the thrill of the bear hunt of yesterday, to the quiet, natural retreat in the middle of an increasingly urban world. - Southwestern Historical Quarterly

FRANCIS E. ABERNETHY is Regents Professor Emeritus of English at Stephen F. Austin State University and the executive secretary and editor of the Texas Folklore Society. He is the author or editor of numerous Texas Folklore Society publications, including Singin'Texas and Built in Texas, both from the UNT Press.

An enjoyable escape to the woodculture of the past, to the thrill of the bear hunt of yesterday, to the quiet, natural retreat in the middle of an increasingly urban world. - Southwestern Historical Quarterly

FRANCIS E. ABERNETHY is Regents Professor Emeritus of English at Stephen F. Austin State University and the executive secretary and editor of the Texas Folklore Society. He is the author or editor of numerous Texas Folklore Society publications, including Singin'Texas and Built in Texas, both from the UNT Press.

An enjoyable escape to the woodculture of the past, to the thrill of the bear hunt of yesterday, to the quiet, natural retreat in the middle of an increasingly urban world. - Southwestern Historical Quarterly