Tales of the Big Bend
- ISBN-10
- 0890963606
- ISBN-13
- 9780890963609
- Category
- Big Bend National Park (Tex.)
- Pages
- 189
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987-04
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press
- Author
- Elton Miles
Description
Miles evokes Indian, Mexican and Anglo traditions that converge in this area in this collection of tales. They cover supernatural phenomena such as the Marfa lights and water witching, murders, feuds, and lost treasures.
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