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Coronado's Children: Tales of Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of the Southwest (Barker Texas History Center Series Book 3) Kindle Edition

by J. Frank Dobie (Author), Charles Shaw (Illustrator), Frank H. Wardlaw (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 out of 5 stars 139 ratings
“This is the best work ever written on hidden treasure, and one of the most fascinating books on any subject to come out of Texas.” —Basic Texas Books
 
Written in 1930, Coronado’s Children was one of J. Frank Dobie’s first books, and the one that helped gain him national prominence as a folklorist. In it, he recounts the tales and legends of those hardy souls who searched for buried treasure in the Southwest following in the footsteps of that earlier gold seeker, the Spaniard Coronado.
 
“These people,” Dobie writes in his introduction, “no matter what language they speak, are truly Coronado’s inheritors . . . I have called them Coronado’s children. They follow Spanish trails, buffalo trails, cow trails, they dig where there are no trails; but oftener than they dig or prospect they just sit and tell stories of lost mines, of buried bullion by the jack load . . .”
 
This is the tale-spinning Dobie at his best, dealing with subjects as irresistible as ghost stories and haunted houses.
 
“As entrancing a volume as one is likely to pick up in a month of Sundays.” —The New York Times
 
“Dobie has discovered for us a native Arabian Night.” —Chicago Evening Post
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    434 pages
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    University of Texas Press
  4. Publication date
    June 28, 2010
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Dobie has discovered for us a native Arabian Night. ― Chicago Evening Post

This is the best work ever written on hidden treasure, and one of the most fascinating books on any subject to come out of Texas. ― Basic Texas Books

As entrancing a volume as one is likely to pick up in a month of Sundays. ― The New York Times

About the Author

James Frank Dobie was an American folklorist, writer, and newspaper columnist best known for his many books depicting the richness and traditions of life in rural Texas during the days of the open range.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00CBVSLL6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Texas Press; Revised ed. edition (June 28, 2010)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 28, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 6.0 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 434 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars 139 ratings

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  • silvermoondawg
    5.0 out of 5 stars Coronado's children
    Reviewed in Canada on December 23, 2012
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    My wife had an old copy she read until it fell apart. It is her very very very favorite book.
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  • Toshiko Hasahara
    5.0 out of 5 stars Anthologie de contes mineurs...
    Reviewed in France on June 20, 2012
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    Parcourir les récits de ce sud profond, c'est balayer 5 siècles de mythes de recherche des minerais précieux qui sont fondateurs de cette partie du monde. La "soif de l'or" dans un environnement où la soif tout court devrait être la principale préoccupation nous ramène là où l'imaginaire commun désire se retrouver : sans ces légendes de trésors, le Texas et le nord Mexique n'imposeraient pas autant d'images à nos esprits.

    On se plait à penser que cette région a su conserver cet esprit pionnier des Etats Unis, avec son lot de cow boys, rancheros, métis et indiens, tous ayant au moins une histoire à raconter lorsqu'il s'agit des richesses enfouies et oubliés dans cette partie du monde depuis l'arrivée des espagnols.

    Au fil des pages on respire avec eux la poussière des sierras, on suit les traces laissées par ceux qui les ont précédés et les embarquent sur la piste de ces trésors dont on ne sait si l'existence est réelle ou envie de croire.

    Parfois un peu long dans les narrations, l'ensemble conserve néanmoins une homogénéité d'écriture qui est plaisante et nous transporte à une époque où l'absolu de recherche confinait parfois à la folie.
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  • Al Morabito
    5.0 out of 5 stars Why get it?
    Reviewed in Canada on June 8, 2020
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    Great book...the classic on Western treasure tales!
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  • Ken Spence
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent storyteller
    Reviewed in Canada on March 1, 2020
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    Great historical perspective and excellent story lines.
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