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Texas Stories/Tales from the Lone Star State: Tales from the Lone Star State
Texas Stories/Tales from the Lone Star State Tales from the Lone Star State Author:John Miller Tales of the Lone Star State from Davy Crockett, Georgia O'Keeffe, Don DeLillo, Molly Ivins, Jack Kerouac, Genaro Gonzalez, Larry McMurtry, Ann Richards, John Steinbeck. Get your own dose of Texas with this rollicking, rambunctious anthology of writing about the Lone Star State. Including essays, stories, novel excerpts, and poetry, TEXAS STORIE... more »S collects the best writers on the grand landscape, the peculiar sensibilities, and the violent history of the biggest state in the lower forty-eight. Ann Richards tells of her childhood as a Texas "have not." Judge Roy Bean hangs a few criminals--but never loses sight of his money making wet bar. In an excerpt from The Last Picture Show, Larry McMurtry tells the tale of lust-filled youth in a dust-filled town. Molly Ivins says things she probably shouldn't say. Davy Crockett recounts his stand at the Alamo. Ad Don DeLillo graphically fictionalizes a fateful day in Dallas. A fascinating, diverse, often funny collection, TEXAS STORIES is a wild ride ont he range.« less