The Silver Cradle: Las Posadas, Los Pastores, and Other Mexican American Traditions by Waugh, Julia Nott - 1955

University of Texas Press, 1988. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Texas Press, 1/1/1955 12:00:01 AM. paperback. Good. 0.5000 8.4000 5.5000.

Austin: University of Texas Press, 1988. H4 - Book has some glue residue on the front, lower spine and lower back right side, wrinkling on the back top right corner and top spine, some chipping on the back, top and bottom edges and sides, discoloration, and normal shelf wear otherwise good. The Silver Cradle is the story of a year in the life of the Mexican American people of San Antonio, Texas. During the.... First Paperback Printing. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Winn, Bob. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Univ of Texas Pr, 1989-01. Paperback. Good.

Austin, Texas, U.S.A.: Univ of Texas Pr, 1989. Wraps have light shelfwear. Usual library markings. Book is marked "Discard." Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Ex-Library.

Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1988. First PB Edition, First Printing. . Trade Paper. As New/Wraps. First PB Edition, First Printing; orig. pub. 1975. Trade PB in illustrated wraps. As New and unread. xii, 160pp inc. Chapter Head- and Tail piece drawings.

University of Texas Press, 1988-12-01. Paperback. Good. University of Texas Press; First Thus Edition (December 1, 1988)

University of Texas Press, 1988-12-01. First Thus. Paperback. Used:Good.

University of Texas Press, 1989. Paperback. New. 172 pages. 8.40x5.50x0.50 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. Originally published in 1955, The Silver Cradle is the story of a year in the life of the Mexican American people of San Antonio, Texas. During the 1950s, Julia Nott Waugh recorded the performances of such seasonal and religious traditions as Las Posadas, Los Pastores, Las Calaveras, the Blessing of the Animals, the liturgical observances of Holy Week, and festivities of el diez y seis de septiembre (Mexican Independence Day), among others. Although years have passed and many of the details of observances have changed, the festival calendar and the joy and sincerity of the Mexican American people in honoring its customs and obligations have not disappeared. Now, in fact, a much wider population shares and appreciates the pageantry preserved for us by people like Graciana Reyes, in whose prized silver cradle the Christ Child slept every year at Christmas, and like Doroteo Dominguez, whose annual devotion to presenting a thousand-year-old pastoral epic in his back yard was… Read More