Texas Ingenuity
Texas Ingenuity

Author: Alan C. Elliott

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2016-12-12

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1439660050

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Imagination is bigger in Texas, too. This collection of inspiring and often quirky stories highlights dozens of examples of innovation from Lone Star history. The Hamill brothers devised a better oil well to reach gushers at Spindletop. The first Neiman-Marcus store opened in Dallas in 1907, revolutionizing the retail fashion world. Astroturf emerged at the Astrodome in 1966. Fritos and corn dogs are just two ubiquitous snack foods claimed as Texan originals. Houston native, and civil rights activist, Congresswoman Barbara Jordan rose to national prominence as a voice of unity during the Watergate scandal. Author Alan C. Elliott details these and many more lessons in success in Texas Ingenuity.

Texas Ingenuity: Lone Star Inventions, Inventors & Innovators
Texas Ingenuity: Lone Star Inventions, Inventors & Innovators

Author: Alan C. Elliott

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0738503568

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This book is a collection of informative--and sometimes quirky-- stories about Lone Star innovators, inventors, and inventions. Each story emphasizes a Texas connection and shows how Texas ingenuity, determination, or sheer dumb luck made the person or product famous and successful.

Crowded in the Middle of Nowhere
Crowded in the Middle of Nowhere

Author: Bo Brock

Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group

Published: 2016-06-14

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1626342652

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IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award GOLD Winner in Humor Crowded in the Middle of Nowhere: Tales of Humor and Healing from Rural America is a collection of humorous and poignant stories from a veterinarian in a small, dusty farming and ranching community in rural West Texas. Dr. Brock gives you an intimate look into his small-town and big-hearted perspective on life, animals, and their owners. His unique perspective and tales of doctoring beloved pets, cantankerous livestock, and occasionally their owners will make you smile, laugh, cry, and evoke every other emotion under the sun.

Texas Ingenuity - Inventions, Inventors & Innovators
Texas Ingenuity - Inventions, Inventors & Innovators

Author: Alan C. Elliott

Publisher:

Published: 2010-11

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9781933177298

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Elliott presents a collection of informative and sometimes quirky stories about Lone Star innovators, inventors, and inventions. Each story emphasizes a Texas connection and shows how Texas ingenuity, determination, or sheer dumb luck made the person or product famous and successful.

Billboard
Billboard

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1982-09-11

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13:

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In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

What is a Masterpiece?
What is a Masterpiece?

Author: Kenneth Clark

Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780500272060

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A reprint of a lecture in which the author tries to define what makes greatness in art.

Historic Gregg County
Historic Gregg County

Author: Van Craddock

Publisher: HPN Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 81

ISBN-13: 1893619621

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An illustrated history of Gregg County, Texas, paired with histories of the local companies.