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Fixin' to be Texan / Helen Bryant ; illustrations by Chris Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bryant, Helen, 1952-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Texas--Description and travel--Miscellanea.
- Texas.
- Texas--Social life and customs--Miscellanea.
- Texas--Description and travel--Humor.
- Texas--Social life and customs--Humor.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (237 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Republic of Texas Press, c1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Delightfully witty, this book takes readers through the gamut of facts about Texans, how to understand the conversations, why and how Texans dress the way they do, why pickup trucks are a way of life, and how they, too, can acquire big hair. Illustrated with clever cartoons.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication Page; Introduction; Chapter One: You Are Here; Chapter Two: Yo, Bubba; Chapter Three: Talkin' the Talk; Chapter Four: Walkin' the Walk; Chapter Five: Your Truck; Chapter Six: Your Wife and Your Dog; Chapter Seven: Eatin' and Drankin'; Chapter Eight: Gettin' Mad and Gettin' Even; Chapter Nine: Texas Big Hair; Chapter Ten: Dressin' Texan; Chapter Eleven: Varmints and Other Living Things; Chapter Twelve: So You Want to Be a Cowboy; Chapter Thirteen: School Daze; Chapter Fourteen: Sports in Texas; Chapter Fifteen: Rah, Rah, Rah
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- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-52399-X
- 9786613836441
- 1-58979-495-8
- 0-585-26765-0
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