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Author | : Donna Ingham |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 173 |
Release | : 2018-04-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1493032445 |
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With this compilation of Texas--and Texanized--favorite myths and legends, award-winning tale teller Donna Ingham applies her own unmistakable voice to traverse her home state through such stories as: "The Coming of the Bluebonnet"--an oft-collected Commanche myth about love and sacrifice and the origin of the Texas state flower "The Story Behind the Story"--about two early cattlemen and the basis for an episode in Larry McMurtry's "Lonesome Dove" "The Life and Times of Pecos Bill"--a selection of tales about this legendary folk hero "Diamond Bill"--about an east Texas rattlesnake who fought in the Civil War "Cupid Was a Mama's Boy"--a Texanized classic Greek myth
Author | : Donna Ingham |
Publisher | : L. L. Bean |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781493032433 |
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A collection of Texas--and Texanized--myths and legends, including the Comanche myth that explains the origin of Texas's state flower and the exploits of folk heroes like Pecos Bill and Diamond Bill. Award-winning tale teller Donna Ingham applies her own unmistakable voice to these stories that traverse her home state.
Author | : Helen Ketteman |
Publisher | : Albert Whitman & Company |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2012-07-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0807593508 |
Download Waynetta and the Cornstalk Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Times sure are tough on the ranch, and Waynetta and her ma can use all the luck they can get. But when Waynetta trades their last longhorn for a handful of so-called magic corn, Ma is non too pleased. A fast-paced Texas retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk featuring a girl hero.
Author | : Tony Molina |
Publisher | : Tony Molina |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2018-06-30 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781732529403 |
Download South Texas Twist Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Toño and his crew have to transport a suitcase from one bad guy to the next without getting dead in Book Two in The Smugglers' Tales Series.
Author | : Steven Saylor |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 596 |
Release | : 2001-12-09 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780312980665 |
Download A Twist at The End Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A chilling crime tale based on actual events from more than one hundred years ago, follows a serial killer dubbed by O.Henry as "The Servant Girl Annihilator" who roamed the streets of Austin, Texas, along with a fascinating group of characters both real and fictional.
Author | : John Vorhaus |
Publisher | : Prospect Park Books |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2013-05-31 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1938849086 |
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World-class con artist Radar Hoverlander is back, with his crew in tow—this time in Austin. The snuke is on!
Author | : Charlotte Phillips |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2010-10 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781603183161 |
Download Twisted Tales of Texas Landmarks Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Take a twisted trip to some well-known Texas landmarks.Leap of Faith by Sally Love-Seventeen-year-old Anna is tormented daily by a dangerous group of thugs. She retreats to the peace of Mount Bonnell overlooking Lake Austin for solace but the gang threatens her and her boyfriend Jesse. In the Shadow of The Raven by Sally Love-During a beautification project for the Sam Houston Statue in a Houston park, Emahota Houston and her distant cousin, Ross Goins, join forces to solve an old murder. Stone Man by Alexis Glynn Latner-While hiking in the harsh and marvelous wilderness of Big Bend National Park, three friends find themselves in the way of a storm-and a storm warning-like no other. Banditos of Telephone Road by Laura Elvebak-Teen shelter counselor Niki Alexander is missing a troubled fourteen-year-old, and street smart Tori knows where to find her. More than a street in Houston, Telephone Road's history has built its reputation. Peyote by Mark H. Phillips-Private detective Eva Baum's luck runs out in the peyote fields of the Rio Grande Valley. In the Darkest Deep by Mark H. Phillips-A thrilling tale of suspense and survival set in the flooded underground tunnels of the abandoned Superconducting Supercollider project. The Cave in the Canyon by Charlotte Phillips-Will unexpected magic provide a woman with the means to heal her broken family or simply provide her with the ultimate escape?Yes, She Bites by Cash Anthony-While cruising on her motorcycle around the golf courses of the Texas Highland Lakes, writer and amateur sleuth Jessie Carr discovers the gory truth about a company selling fake pet burial services. Sarah Hornsby's Dream by Shirley Wetzel-On an August night in 1832, Sarah Hornsby rested uneasy in her bed, troubled by a dream. A surveying party had been attacked by Indians near her home at Hornsby Bend, near what would later become the city of Austin. The Marfa Lights by Cornelia Amiri-Kristy, a struggling single mom, enthralled by mysterious ghost lights, packs her son and all their belongings into her clunker of a car and takes off to the small town of Marfa. Crystals, Rainbows, and Oz by Betty Gordon-Caroline dreams of discovering a new finger or offshoot of Natural Bridge Caverns, one of the largest living caves in Texas. Her journey into alien territory leads her to encounters with mythical creatures.Great Spirit by Betty Gordon-A climb to the summit of Enchanted Rock, one of the most unique landmarks in Texas, brings unbelievable surprises and understanding of the past to Cathy, a Houston woman.
Author | : James Patterson |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2018-04-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1473553032 |
Download Texas Ranger Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
From the author of the Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller The President is Missing Officer Rory Yates is called home to settle deadly scores. His skill and commitment to the badge have seen him rise through the ranks in the Texas Ranger division, but it has come at a cost – his marriage. When he receives a worrying phone call from his ex-wife, Anne, Rory speeds to what used to be their marital home. He arrives to a horrifying crime scene and an appalling accusation: he is named a suspect in Anne's murder. Rory's only choice is to find the killer himself, risking his job, his pride and his reputation to pursue the truth. Rory follows the Ranger creed – never to surrender. That code just might bring him out alive.
Author | : Carol Walt |
Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2009-04-17 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 146785087X |
Download Unidentified Texas Objects Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Things are not always as they seem around the small town of Brangus, Texas. The citizens see strange lights in the sky, and Tillie Brooks reports them to the Air Force. Tiffany Hardamon has a talk with God, and Vessie Lou Culpepper finds a flaming meteorite that seems to be growing in her pasture. A brilliant child named Alpha concerns her parents because she appears interested only in science and galaxies far away. A mysterious ape-man lives at Mabry Clifford’s ranch. A novella that ends the book introduces us to “Charlie” Goodnight Myers, a woman who dislikes Christmas but who goes all out to make it a time her neighbors will never forget. The stories are amusing and have an unusual twist to surprise the reader. Welcome to Brangus, Texas!
Author | : Michael Moorcock |
Publisher | : M O J O Press |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Fantasy fiction |
ISBN | : 9781885418173 |
Download Tales from the Texas Woods Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Experience the many worlds of the man that the London Times called "a myth-maker" through a uniquely Western Slant.