The Deathless White Stallion and Other Tales

The Deathless White Stallion and Other Tales by Joe Ferguson. Published by Eakin Press, Austin, TX, 1989. 1st Stated Edition. Hardbound. No DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. 56 Pgs. ISBN 0890157022. LCCN 89-1572. This book presents five folk tales from the cultures of the Southwest. Illustrated by Aaron Morris. The stories are: The Deathless White Stallion, a legendary wild horse that roamed the untamed wilderness and loved freedom; The Panther and the Seven Kids tells of a real journey in the mid-1800s by a young German girl, one of the first pioneer children in Fredericksburg, Texas; Alligator Tubble tells of that famous trickster, B'rer Rabbit matching wits with B'rer Alligator; The fightin'ist boy in Texas, a story that has a larger-than-life character like Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill who comes from the white pioneers who settled places like Austin, Texas; and the most famous of all is the story of Cinderella, however this one come from Mexico to Texas and is titled ''La Cenicienta.'' Description text copyright 2007 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 15041.