Author Name: Perry, George Sessions w/intro by Cooke, W. H.
Title: Texas: A World in Itself
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: Reprint
Size: 8vo - over 8" - 9" Tall Octavo
Publisher: Gretna, LA Pelican Publishing Company 1975
ISBN Number: 0882890948 / 9780882890944
Illustrator: Fuller, Arthur
Seller ID: 034701
xv, 293 pp, red boards w/black lettering, dj red w/black lettering w/wht star on front & spine. A story of contemporary Texas and Texans. The book tells of the time Halley's Comet fell on teh author's Uncle Buck. It tells how to get rich legitimeately and illegitimately, in oil. It contains numerous Texas or country phrases such as: Hold my baby while I shout, I'm gonna keep my skillet greasy, a frivolin' woman, empty as a sheep-herder's head, shootin' crew, ground stompers, and others. The book is filled with folklore and history, humor where the author pokes fun at the natives. prev owner wrote on the ffep.
Texas History Texana Ranch Cotton Tale Oil
Price =
12.75 USD |
