{"product_id":"braggin-on-texas-hardcover","title":"Braggin' on Texas - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSherrie S. McLeroy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuick! Do you know . . .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhich college was the first in the world to award a degree in jazz?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhich state had the most drive-in movie theaters?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWho was the first person to push a peanut up Pike's Peak with his nose?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWho invented Frito Pie?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWell, all the answers can be found here in Texas. \"Texas Brag\" is a long cherished tradition in the nation's second largest state. But the fact is that Texas does have more than its share of unique people, places, events, inventions, and products: many of them the first, the largest, or the only representative of its kind. \u003ci\u003eBraggin' on Texas\u003c\/i\u003e takes an accurate but less than serious look at the Lone Star State--both past and present--by presenting some of the most obscure, convoluted, and occasionally outrageous achievements of Texans and their state. So sit back and prepare to enjoy Texas as you've never knnown it before!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHERRIE S. MCLEROY is an independent scholar and writer who has written, co-authored, or contributed to some fifteen books. Among the most notable are \u003ci\u003eRed River Women \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003ci\u003eGrape Man of Texas: The Life of T.V. Munson, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewhich won the \"Best Wine History Book in the World\" award in 2004. McLeRoy also contributed to \u003ci\u003eGrace and Gumption: Stories of Fort Worth Women \u003c\/i\u003e(TCU Press, 2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.6 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68374910599389,"sku":"9780875653853","price":11.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/ytbtdzvmM99780875653853.webp?v=1793548234","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/braggin-on-texas-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}