Bibliograph

A biscuit for your shoe, a memoir of County Line, a Texas freedom colony, by Beatrice Upshaw ; introduction and photos by Richard Orton

Type

Label

A biscuit for your shoe, a memoir of County Line, a Texas freedom colony, by Beatrice Upshaw ; introduction and photos by Richard Orton

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A biscuit for your shoe

Oclc number

1157954716

Responsibility statement

by Beatrice Upshaw ; introduction and photos by Richard Orton

Series statement

Texas Folklore Society extra book, number 28

Sub title

a memoir of County Line, a Texas freedom colony

Summary

"Book is a memoir of growing up in the East Texas freedom colony, County Line. There is an introduction and foreword that offer context, and photographs"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Foreword / Frances B. Vick -- Rural East Texas -- The Hill -- Lilbert -- Church Establishments -- The Church Minutes: Home Missionary Society -- Holiness Church -- Louisiana, Alabama; Church/Roots -- Cousin Gillis, Pete, and Cooking -- The Local Landscape -- Injuries -- Born and Raised: Big Heads, Big Feet -- The Sassafras Expedition -- Mama and Her Green Thumb -- Sister Girl and the Snake -- Aunt Annie Bell -- Uncle Hadie's House -- Chee-Chee and Charlie -- Faye, Byrd, and Sister Girl's Skirt -- The Beautification of the Young and Foolish -- Toys, Play-Pretties, and Other Amusements -- Jokes, Tales, and Other Lies -- Dr. Maye and the Innocent Frog -- James Brown -- Wash Day -- Adult Basic Education -- The More Things Change -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Glossary

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