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EDITOR’S PREFACE
ILLUSTRATIONS
AN INQUIRY INTO THE SOURCES OF TREASURE LEGENDS OF TEXAS
THE LEGEND OF THE SAN SABA OR BOWIE MINE
LOST GOLD OF THE LLANO COUNTRY
LOST MINES OF THE LLANO AND SAN SABA
TREASURE LEGENDS OF McMULLEN COUNTY
LEGENDARY SPANISH FORTS DOWN THE NUECES
TREASURE CHEST ON THE NUECES
THE BATTLEFIELDS OF PALO ALTO AND RESACA DE LA PALMA IN LEGEND
The editor spent years riding horseback through remote corners of the Lone Star State, listening to the stories that have lingered in taverns, homesteads, and dusty newspapers. This volume gathers the most widely known legends spoken by white‑settler Texans, from buried treasures in the Llano and San Saba hills to daring escapades along the Rio Grande. Organized loosely by region, the selections trace a path from the rugged west to the bustling east, giving a sense of the land’s diverse folklore.
Listeners will travel through tales of lost mines, mysterious disappearances, and the heroic echoes of early Texas life, all framed by the editor’s careful annotations. The collection showcases how these myths intertwine with real events, offering a vivid portrait of frontier ambition and imagination. It invites anyone curious about Texas’s hidden past to hear the voices that have kept these legends alive for generations.
Language
en
Duration
~10 hours (602K characters)
Series
Publications of the Texas Folk-Lore Society, Number III
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United States: Texas Folk-Lore Society, 1924.
Credits
Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2023-05-25
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

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