02924cam a2200301 4500 264280188 TxAuBib 20110512120000.0 090122s1993||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780890965344 089096534X (OCoLC)27010496 TxAuBib Miles, Elton. Stray Tales of the Big Bend [Genealogy]. College Station, Texas : Texas A&M University Press, 1993. 186 pages. Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University, The ; 47 Preface-- Part I. Mysteries in the Desert-- Chapter 1. Terlingue Desert Tales-- Chapter 2. The San Vincente Rain Dance-- Part II. Over the Desert -- and to the Orient-- Chapter 3. The Orient Railroad-- Chapter 4. Progress, Revolution, and Recovery-- Chapter 5. Boom, Bust, and Survival-- Part III. Raids across the Border-- Chapter 6. Bandits in the Big Bend-- Chapter 7. The Glenn Springs Horror-- Chapter 8. The Boquillas Robbery and Kidnapping-- Chapter 9. The Cavalry Strikes Back-- Chapter 10. Bandits on Trial -- Guardsmen on Guard and in Print-- Part IV. An Ancient Tablet -- A Rugged Faith-- Chapter 11. The Big Bend Tablet-- Chapter 12. Cowboys and God-- Notes on Sources-- Index. It is pleasant to stray in the Big Bend and Davis Mountains country of Far West Texas. The vast spaces, rugged terrain, and sparse settlement invite straying--and tale spinning. In Stray Tales of the Big Bend master folklorist Elton Miles continues to intrigue and enchant with stories of the region and its culture. Readers will find in this volume new tales of Terlingua Desert mystery bells, spirit-guarded treasure, and the mock-sacrificial San Vicente rain dance with its pre-Christian vestiges. Travelers will enjoy learning the lore of the rugged land they visit. Historians will discover the most complete account of the Glenn Springs-Boquillas raid of 1916, as well as stories of the spirit-world-inspired "Old Orient" railroad, which ran from Kansas through the Big Bend to the Gulf of Baja California. Here too is a story, with new information, about the controversial Big Bend tablet, discovered at Hot Springs and said to prove that Europeans were present there about A.D. 300. Miles recounts the recollections of cowboy preachers, camp meetings, and the reticent yet sometimes uninhibited religious attitudes of the cowboy, both open-range and modern. 20090122. For In-Library Use Only. Tales Texas Big Bend Region. Legends Texas Big Bend Region. Big Bend Region (Tex.) History. The Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; 47. TXHAM