The silver cradle
Subtitle: las posadas, los pastores, and other Mexican American traditions
By: Julia Nott Waugh ; foreword by Félix D. Almaráz, Jr. ; drawings by Bob Winn.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Festivals -- Texas -- San Antonio.; Mexican Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Social life and customs.; Mexican Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Folklore.; Folklore -- Texas -- San Antonio.; San Antonio (Tex.) -- Social life and customs.
Notes: Collection of essays first published 1955.
Table of contents: title: The bottom of the pile; title: The silver cradle; title: Babe of beauty; title: The blessing of the animals; title: Apostles twelve; title: Easter and Epiphany; title: Honor to the Cura Hidalgo; title: Carnival of memory; title: Diversified honors; title: Royalty on the West Side; title: A place of frequent emotions.