Mullen. Folklore of the Texas Gulf Coast

Today's free book is I Heard the Old Fisherman Say: Folklore of the Texas Gulf Coast by Patrick B. Mullen (1978). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is made available as a free book online from Utah State University Press.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Context of Fishermen's Folklore

PART ONE. OCCUPATIONAL FOLKLORE
l. Magic Beliefs
2. Magic Belief Legends
3. Empirical Beliefs
4. Form, Transmission, and Change of Folk Beliefs
5. Folk Beliefs in Ethnic Groups

PART TWO. REGIONAL FOLKLORE
6. Buried Treasure Legends
7. Local Character Anecdotes
8. Tall Tales

Conclusion: The Imaginative Force in Folklore

Appendix A: A List of the Magic Folk Beliefs

Appendix B: A List of the Empirical Folk Beliefs