Treasury of Texas Trivia
Treasury of Texas Trivia

Author: Bill Cannon

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing

Published: 1998-08-31

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1461732778

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Texas and Texans have been known to boast of having the best or the worst, the most or the least, the largest or the tiniest of just about everything. Join author Bill Cannon as he reveals facts that depict the colorful bravado unique to the Lone Star State. For instance, no six but seven flags flew over Texas. In 1832 the composer of The Star Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key, was the cousel hired by Sam Houston to defend him on assault charges. And someone other than Sam Bass may be buried in his grave. A Treasury of Texas Trivia is complemented by newspaper accounts, photographs, and other documentation of these and other little-known bits of Texas history.

Treasury of Texas Trivia II
Treasury of Texas Trivia II

Author: Bill Cannon

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing

Published: 1999-10-18

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1461709555

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Continuing the amusing, interesting, factual, and sometimes ridiculous bits of information in A Treasury of Texas Trivia, this second volume brings you all-new entertaining tidbits-some of them useful historical facts and some just for fun. Among these are: Some of the bizarre ways Texas towns and regions have gained lasting recognition. Supporting actors in the cast of leading characters in the development of Texas. Skeletons in the closet of our great state and some less-than-brag-worthy incidents from the past. Incredible but true stories found only in Texas. Minor reflections of history trivia not taught in school. This is truly a book the whole family can read and enjoy.

Texas Trivia
Texas Trivia

Author: Bill Cannon

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2018-04-01

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1493032429

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Texas and Texans have been known to boast of having the best or the worst, the most or the least, the largest or the tiniest of just about everything. Texas Trivia: Everything Y'all Need to Know about the Lone Star State reveals the facts that depict the colorful bravado unique to Texas. For instance, not six but seven flags flew over Texas. In 1832 the composer of The Star Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key, was the counsel hired by Sam Houston to defend him on assault charges. And someone other than Sam Bass may be buried in his grave. The volume is complemented by newspaper accounts, photographs, and other documentation of these and other little-known bits of Texas history.

Tales From Toadsuck Texas
Tales From Toadsuck Texas

Author: Bill Cannon

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing

Published: 2000-12-07

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1461712998

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Humor and trivia author Bill Cannon discovered there really was a Toadsuck, Texas, and he has collected a series of delightfully funny stories about folks he imagined might have lived in a town with such a comical name.

Texas
Texas

Author: Bill Cannon

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publications

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 9781556229497

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There is a myriad of little known, often forgotten, and sometimes unbelievable events, places and people that make up the warp and woof of the Texas mystique. This book consists of intriguing facts taken from age-old legends about the people who developed and settled the state. A section called Truth is Stranger than Fiction will defy imagination. The Texas history buff is sure to enjoy Forgotten Footnotes to Texas History. Have You Ever Wondered? will supply answers to questions about certain Texas legends and folklore. Texas: Land of Legend and Lore presents the Texas of fact and fantasy that so captivates the imaginations of Texans and non-Texans alike.

Oddball Texas
Oddball Texas

Author: Jerome Pohlen

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Published: 2006-02

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 1569764727

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This amusing travel guide to the Lone Star State doesn't waste travelers' time telling them where to find antiques in the Hill Country, take breathtaking hikes through Big Bend, or gaze upon the Alamo. Instead, it guides television fans to a modern replica of the Munsters's mansion, leads the nonsqueamish to the world's only Cockroach Hall of Fame, and points the curious towards a small town filled with hippo statues. Among other things, Texas is home to Goliath-sized roadside attractions, and directions are provided on how to reach the World's Largest Six-Shooter, World's Largest Rattlesnake, and World's Largest Wooden Nickel. The accompanying photographs and maps instruct visitors on how to get to these and other extraordinary spots, including the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the Celebrity Shoe Musuem, Alley Oop's Fantasyland, and the Birthplace of Fritos. A dose of wacky Texas history is also included with answers to questions such as "Did a UFO really crash into a windmill northwest of Fort Worth in 1897? "and "What does an Abilene Kinko's have to do with the early retirement of Dan Rather?"

Famous Texas Folklorists and Their Stories
Famous Texas Folklorists and Their Stories

Author: Jim Gramon

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing

Published: 2000-09-01

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1461720877

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Jim Gramon, a native Texas storyteller, introduces you to some of his friends: John Henry Faulk, Cactus Pryor, Allen Damron, Mason Brewer, Mody Boatright, and Ben King Green. And he shares funny Texas stories from all over the state, from the Oil Patch to the Panhandle, from the Big Bend to the Piney Woods; big towns and small (Dallas, Houston, Austin, El Paso, Terlingua, Manchaca, Cumby, Sulfur Springs, Commerce).

Singin' a Lonesome Song
Singin' a Lonesome Song

Author: Gary Brown

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing

Published: 2001-01-25

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1461625629

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Texas convicts and inmates have made the Texas prison system the most colorful in the world over the past 150 years. T

Lawmen of the Old West
Lawmen of the Old West

Author: Del Cain

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publications

Published: 2001-01-16

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1556228341

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The lawmen in this book were serious offenders against the laws they had at one time sworn to uphold. Their skills were honed in range wars and family feuds and polished along the cattle trails, in the saloons and banks, and on the trains of the West. More than one kicked out their lives at the end of ropes strung up by citizens who were outraged by their abuse of the trust that went along with the badge they wore. These are their stories.