The Word On The Brazos. Negro Preacher Tales From The Brazos

[DOBIE, J. FRANK]. BREWER, J. MASON

Publication: University of Texas Press, 1953, Austin

First edition. 8vo. Inscribed and dated on the half title page by the author to Burwell Pope, a prominent Austin businessman who managed his family’s extensive real estate holdings. Decorated red cloth, top edges dyed dark blue, pictorial endpapers, xv [1], 109 pp., acknowledgments, foreword, illustrated. Foreword by J. Frank Dobie. Illustrations by Ralph White, Jr. A delightful collection of Negro "preacher tales" from the Brazos River bottoms of Texas, recounting the exploits of preachers, deacons, church members, and their families. Brewer, one of the nation's leading Negro folklorists, tells the tales in the distinctive vernacular of the region. Fine, bright, tight copy in dust jacket with light wear to the spine ends, corners and extremities.