Texas Curiosities
Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff
4th Edition
Published on 3. May 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-7627-6070-1 (ISBN)
Description
The definitive collection of Texas's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Texas residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
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Series
Edition
Fourth Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Old Saybrook
United States
Publishing group
Rowman & Littlefield
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Weight
27 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7627-6070-1 (9780762760701)
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Persons
John Kelso has been a humor columnist for the Austin American-Statesman in Austin, Texas, since 1977. He received the Headliners Award for best Texas columnist in 1998. In 1980 he ran for president of the United States--and lost. Sharry Buckner has written travel guides for exploring Texas with kids, including Exploring Texas with Children and Exploring Austin. She also wrote the Dallas/Fort Worth City*Smart Guidebook for Avalon Travel.
Content
Introduction Central Texas Hill Country North Texas East Texas West Texas High Plains South Texas Gulf Coast