Central Texas Tales
Central Texas Tales

Author: Mike Cox

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2012-10-02

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1614237506

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Central Texas is an area as diverse culturally as it is geographically. Bordered by Hill Country in the west, green farmland in the east and Waco and New Braunfels in the north and south, this area has drawn settlers from around the globe for over two centuries, leaving their mark and their stories along the way. From a surprising story of nineteenth-century psych ops at Fort Mason and what really happened to Bevo, the UT longhorn, in 1920 to Mrs. Ross's Croghan Cobbler recipe and rumors of a Lone Star visit by old Abe himself, historian Mike Cox regales readers with over fifty stories about the fascinating people, history and places of middle Texas.

Texas Tales Your Teacher Never Told You
Texas Tales Your Teacher Never Told You

Author: C. F. Eckhardt

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publications

Published: 1997-12-30

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 155622141X

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Charlie Eckhardt, a newspaper columnist and owner of the Lone Star Barber Shop in Seguin, Texas, spins his tales as only Charlie can. This book covers such topics as the little-known first Texas revolution and the counterrevolution of 1838-1840; the Linville raid; the legend of the Yellow Rose of Texas; Jim Bowie's famous knife and Sam Colt's equally famous pistol; and many more. From the early days of Texas up to the saving of the oil industry, Charlie tells 'em like he heard 'em and assures that some of the stories are actually true.

South Texas Tales
South Texas Tales

Author: Patricia Cisneros Young

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Published: 2007-11

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 1602475482

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' These] vignettes of Brownsville people, part real and part fiction, capture the character of our border community. The reader becomes involved with the characters and the stories. It's as though the essence of our society and culture had been opened to view through a historical prism. And the stories are just plain pleasurable to read.' -Dr. Anthony Knopp, Ph.D, Professor of History at the University of Texas at Brownsville, Texas