Texas Icons: 50 Iconic Lone Star People, Places, and Things - Hardcover

Ingham, Donna; Porter, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1493024108 ISBN 13: 9781493024100

Publisher: Lone Star Books, 2016

Synopsis

From blue bells to armadillos and the San Antonio River Walk to Cadillac Ranch, here's the inside story about the very things that give the state its character. Did you know that Texas has more bird species than any other state? That Texas is the largest producer of oil and gas in the United States and the nation's leader in pickup sales? That Texas has museums and larger-than-life statues that honor native sons and daughters such as Lyndon B. Johnson, Barbara Jordan, Buddy Holly, and J. Frank Dobie?

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From the Back Cover:

What Makes Texas Big and Bright? Texas is a special place. It is celebrated for its basics: barbecue and Tex-Mex, boots and jeans and cowboy hats, pickup trucks, the Alamo, oil wells, longhorns, and bluebonnets. It is recognized for its distinctive shape and its diversity of landscape. From Palo Duro Canyon to the Big Bend and from the Rio Grande River to Caddo Lake, there are mountains and plains, deserts and swamps. It has a history that dates back to early Spanish missions and carries forward to missions into space coordinated from the Johnson Space Center. It clings to its Lone Star, a reminder that Texas was once its own republic, and Texans can (and will) boast about a fairly long list of biggest, tallest, longest, most, first, and only. Texas Bigger and Brighter illustrates the quintessential symbols that make Texas so fascinating and unique. Profiled here are fifty classic symbols of this extraordinary state, revealing little-known facts, longtime secrets, and historical legends. From blue bells to armadillos and the San Antonio River Walk to Cadillac Ranch, here's the inside story about the very things that give the state its character. Donna Ingham is a professional storyteller whose repertoire includes original stories and tales based on history, folklore, and outrageous lies. She lives in Spicewood, Texas. Paul Porter is the official photographer of the Tejas Storytelling Association and the Lone Star Storytelling Festival. He currently lives in Duncanville, Texas.

About the Author:

Texan Donna Ingham is a professional storyteller who performs and leads workshops across her home state of Texas. Ingham's repertoire includes original stories and tales based on history, folklore, and outrageous lies. She has five audio recordings and is listed as a Texas Touring Artist by the Texas Commission on the Arts and a Heartland Arts Fund Regional Artist through the Mid-America Arts Alliance. Ingham lives in Spicewood, Texas, with her husband, Jerry, and has one son, Christopher. When not occupied with his "real" job, Paul Porter can usually be found with a camera in his hands. His wife gave him a camera in 1995, and he has been taking pictures ever since. He is the official photographer of The Tejas Storytelling Association and The Lone Star Storytelling Festival, and has also done photography work for The National Storytelling Network. Paul has also co-hosted a folk music house concert series in the Dallas, TX area since 1987. He currently lives in Duncanville, TX, with his wife Susan Gurvich, 4 cats, 1 dog, and 1 parrot. More of his work can be seen at: http: //paulporter.dotphoto.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lone Star Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1493024108
• ISBN 13: 9781493024100
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128