"We are a wordy bunch, always have been, and for almost two centuries, outsiders, intrigued by all the commotion down here in the Southwest, have come to inspect, dissect, cuss and praise. . . . Texas is a heroic story, the stuff of dreams and myths. Born of an impossible revolution, settled by peoples from somewhere else, Texas engendered the epic American notion of freedom and independence, of self-sufficiency and derring-do. Texas, above all else, has been a spiritual adventure—and the whole grand chronicle is there on library shelves, in newspaper clippings, old letters, written memories. There's little about Texas that hasn't already been said or written, and Texas Siftings is a kind of social catalog to much of it." So wrote Jerry Flemmons in the introduction to the first volume of Texas Siftings, which has been read and treasured by Texans, expatriate Texans, and would-be Texans from coast to coast. Now he's back with More Texas Siftings, an equally engaging and engrossing collection of stories both humorous and dramatic, letters, recipes, snippets of Texas language, outrageous praise and angry condemnation for the Lone Star State and its inhabitants. 187 pages.
Title: Jerry Flemmons' Texas Siftings: A Bold and Uncommon Celebration of The Lone Star State
ISBN Number: 0875651380
ISBN-13: 9780875651385
Location Published: TEXAS A & M UNIV PR
Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: New
lbs: 2.00 lbs
Type: Paperback
Categories: Texas History, Texana, Texas Researach, Texas
Seller ID: mctx1580
Keywords: jerry flemmons /, texana, texas, texas culture, texas history, texas life, texas research
