Shanghai Pierce and the flapjacks; [manuscript]. 1963

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Shanghai Pierce and the flapjacks; [manuscript]. 1963

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/697304251

12 leaves ; 28 cm.

Southwestern University, A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library Center

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Southwestern University, A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library Center

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Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964

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J. Frank Dobie was a noted Texas author and English professor at The University of Texas at Austin. He was also editor of the Texas Folklore Society's publications during the 1930's and 1940's. From the description of Letter : to W.A. Philpott, 1938 April 12. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 22699684 Historian, author, folklorist. Born in 1888 on a ranch in Live Oak County, Texas, Dobie was awarded his B.A. by Southwestern University (1910), M.A. by Co...

Pierce, Abel Head, 1834-1900

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Abel Head "Shanghai" Pierce, a Texas rancher and cattleman, was born on June 29, 1834 in Little Compton, Rhode Island to Jonathan and Hannah Head Pierce. The nickname "Shanghai" referred to Pierce's tall thin stance resembling a Shanghai rooster. In 1854 "Shanghai" Pierce settled in Port Lavaca. Working as a ranch hand splitting rails, Pierce began to acquire cattle, but following his service on the Confederate side of the Civil War he returned to find his holdings gone. He married Fannie Lacey ...