Stories From Texas

Author : W. F. Strong
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1662913087

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Stories from Texas by W. F. Strong Pdf

This is a collection of 70 stories from the popular radio series, Stories from Texas, that runs on the Texas Standard Network of 32 NPR stations across Texas. This is the second book in the series and includes short, memorable stories, that are extensions of the radio stories. Some are inspirational and some are humorous. The book covers the exploits of classic Texans like Sam Houston and Jim Bowie and modern icons such as Barbara Jordan, Mary Kay Ash, and T. Boone Pickens. There are funny folklore tales and urban legends here. Readers may have their phobias spike on them when they are taken up the tallest towers in Texas and into the deepest underwater caves. All the favorite critters are here, too, the coral snake, the armadillo, the horny toad, and vultures. The book even takes a look at Texas outside of Texas, such as how Texas, Australia, got its name and the incredible Texas connection to the Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado. There's something here for life-long native Texans, and, for the newcomer, too. For the newcomer or the person abroad longing to be a Texan. this is an excellent primer on the culture of the Lone Star State.

Author : William Edward Syers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Ghosts
ISBN : LCCN:08152066

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Ghost Stories of Texas by William Edward Syers Pdf

Author : Alan Brown
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780811748537

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The Big Book of Texas Ghost Stories by Alan Brown Pdf

The best ghost stories from the Lone Star State, including . . . • Spirits of the Alamo • The Black Hope Horror • Hauntings at the Driskill Hotel • The legend of El Muerto • Woman Hollering Creek • Stampede Mesa

Author : Elbridge Gerry 1862-1935 Littlejohn
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Texas
ISBN : 101941846X

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Texas History Stories by Elbridge Gerry 1862-1935 Littlejohn Pdf

This detailed history of Texas covers everything from its early history and settlement to the political and cultural landscape of the present day. With in-depth examinations of key events and individuals, this book offers a unique perspective on the rich history of Texas. Whether you're a scholar, history buff, or just interested in learning more about this fascinating state, this book is a must-read. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Jill Stover
Publisher : Lothrop Lee & Shepard
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Alligators
ISBN : 0688117120

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Alamo Across Texas by Jill Stover Pdf

When a drought dries up his perfect river home, Alamo the alligator sets off to find a new place to live.

Author : Heath Dollar
Publisher : Sleeping Panther Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0998066141

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Waylon County by Heath Dollar Pdf

Whether they left home as fast as they could or would never dream of leaving, this collection is about the folks from Waylon County in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. A nine-time bride is faced with a law stopping her from marrying again. A military contractor, fresh from Afghanistan, enters the Wailin¿ Biscuit Café with a comfort monkey on his back, and a bookman descended from Spanish explorers discovers an incredible treasure. Waylon County is Texas itself. It is a place of fable, satire, and the slow drawl of truth.

Author : C. Herndon Williams
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614232469

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Texas Gulf Coast Stories by C. Herndon Williams Pdf

The middle Texas coast, known locally as the Coast Bend, is an area filled with fascinating stories. From as early as the days of de Vaca and La Salle, the Coastal Bend has been a site of early exploration, bloody conflicts, legendary shipwrecks and even a buried treasure or two. However, much of the true history has remained unknown, misunderstood and even hidden. For years, local historian C. Herndon Williams has shared his fascinating discoveries of the area's early stories through his weekly column, "Coastal Bend Chronicle." Now he has selected some of his favorites in Texas Gulf Coast Stories. Join Williams as he explores the days of early settlement and European contact, Karankawa and Tonkawa legends and the Coastal Bend's tallest of tall tales.

Author : E.R. Bills
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-29
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781625847652

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Texas Obscurities by E.R. Bills Pdf

Some of these quirky true stories might surprise even the most proud Texan. Austin sat the first all-woman state supreme court in the nation in 1925. A utopian colony thrived in Kristenstad during the Great Depression. Bats taken from the Bracken and Ney Caves and Devil's Sinkhole were developed as a secret weapon that vied with the Manhattan Project to shorten World War II. In Slaton in 1922, German priest Joseph M. Keller was kidnapped, tarred and feathered amid anti-German fervor following World War I. Author E.R. Bills offers this collection of trials, tribulations and intrigue that is sure to enrich one's understanding of the biggest state in the Lower Forty-eight.

Author : Stacey Swann
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781984897404

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Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann Pdf

A Good Morning America Book Club Pick! • A bighearted novel with technicolor characters, plenty of Texas swagger, and a powder keg of a plot in which marriages struggle, rivalries flare, and secrets explode, all with a clever wink toward classical mythology. For fans of Madeline Miller's Circe: "The Iliad meets Friday Night Lights in this muscular, captivating debut" (Oprah Daily). The Briscoe family is once again the talk of their small town when March returns to East Texas two years after he was caught having an affair with his brother's wife. His mother, June, hardly welcomes him back with open arms. Her husband's own past affairs have made her tired of being the long-suffering spouse. Is it, perhaps, time for a change? Within days of March's arrival, someone is dead, marriages are upended, and even the strongest of alliances are shattered. In the end, the ties that hold them together might be exactly what drag them all down. An expansive tour de force, Olympus, Texas cleverly weaves elements of classical mythology into a thoroughly modern family saga, rich in drama and psychological complexity. After all, at some point, don't we all wonder: What good is this destructive force we call love?

Author : Frances Brannen Vick
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781574416183

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Tales of Texas Cooking by Frances Brannen Vick Pdf

According to Renaissance woman and Pepper Lady Jean Andrews, although food is eaten as a response to hunger, it is much more than filling one's stomach. It also provides emotional fulfillment. This is borne out by the joy many of us feel as a family when we get in the kitchen and cook together and then share in our labors at the dinner table. Food is comfort, yet it is also political and contested because we often are what we eat--meaning what is available and familiar and allowed. Texas is fortunate in having a bountiful supply of ethnic groups influencing its foodways, and Texas food is the perfect metaphor for the blending of diverse cultures and native resources. Food is a symbol of our success and our communion, and whenever possible, Texans tend to do food in a big way. This latest publication from the Texas Folklore Society contains stories and more than 120 recipes, from long ago and just yesterday, organized by the 10 vegetation regions of the state. Herein you'll find Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson’s Family Cake, memories of beef jerky and sassafras tea from John Erickson of Hank the Cowdog fame, Sam Houston's barbecue sauce, and stories and recipes from Roy Bedichek, Bob Compton, J. Frank Dobie, Bob Flynn, Jean Flynn, Leon Hale, Elmer Kelton, Gary Lavergne, James Ward Lee, Jane Monday, Joyce Roach, Ellen Temple, Walter Prescott Webb, and Jane Roberts Wood. There is something for the cook as well as for the Texan with a raft of takeaway menus on their refrigerator.

Author : Zinita Parsons Fowler
Publisher : Eakin Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1681793415

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Ghost Stories of Old Texas by Zinita Parsons Fowler Pdf

Texas is a land of legends and folktales. Some of them are based on characters like Pecos Bill, Bigfoot Wallace, and Davy Crockett - loud, outgoing, bigger-than-life "daytime" kinds of people. Others concern themselves with mysterious, shadowy things: giant, footless birds, river spirits, and phantom lights. These ghost stories are told in whispers. Perhaps to make children behave or adults change their way of living and have become interwoven with the real-life historical happenings and characters of Texas to the point of doubt in some instances as to what is real and what is the child of overactive imaginations. As is the case with all folklore, they are told in many different versions. These have be-come a part of the heritage of Texas folklore.

Author : Richard F. Selcer
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781574418385

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Fort Worth Stories by Richard F. Selcer Pdf

Fort Worth Stories is a collection of thirty-two bite-sized chapters of the city’s history. Did you know that the same day Fort Worth was mourning the death of beloved African American “Gooseneck Bill” McDonald, Dallas was experiencing a series of bombings in black neighborhoods? Or that Fort Worth almost got the largest statue to Robert E. Lee ever put up anywhere, sculpted by the same massive talent that created Mount Rushmore? Or that Fort Worth was once the candy-making capital of the Southwest and gave Hershey, Pennsylvania, a good run for its money as the sweet spot of the nation? A remarkable number of national figures have made a splash in Fort Worth, including Theodore Roosevelt while he was President; Vernon Castle, the Dance King; Dr. H.H. Holmes, America’s first serial killer; Harry Houdini, the escape artist; and Texas Guinan, star of the vaudeville stage and the big screen. Fort Worth Stories is illustrated with 50 photographs and drawings, many of them never before published. This collection of stories will appeal to all who appreciate the Cowtown city.

Author : Tim McClure,Roy Spence
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Advertising campaigns
ISBN : 0972282513

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Don't Mess with Texas by Tim McClure,Roy Spence Pdf

A behind the scenes look at the most successful antilittering campaign in history.

Author : B. Alan Bourgeois,Jan Sikes,Patricia Taylor Wells
Publisher : Dear Indie, Incorporated
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1732367965

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Short Stories by Texas Authors by B. Alan Bourgeois,Jan Sikes,Patricia Taylor Wells Pdf

A collection of award winning short stories by Texas Authors from our 5th annual short story contest.

Author : Christopher S. Jennings
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-04
Category : Board books
ISBN : 1402767692

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Hello, Texas! by Christopher S. Jennings Pdf

In an introduction to the cities and notable characteristics of the state of Texas, a young boy visits the area's most popular sites and ends his busy day with a gentle good night at a campfire on the Panhandle Plains. On board pages.