{"product_id":"secret-austin-a-guide-to-the-weird-wonderful-and-obscure-paperback","title":"Secret Austin: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLes Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCheryl Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere is the college dorm room where a struggling student started Dell computers? And why are there thousands and thousands of bats in Austin? Find the answers to these questions and many more in Secret Austin: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. Learn about the lost-cause oil rig that became a gusher and funded higher education for generations. Follow in the footsteps of famous Austinites like Janis Joplin, Farrah Fawcett, and Matthew McConaughey. With life long journalists and Austin fans Cheryl and Les Thomas as your guides, you re bound to find more than a few surprises about Austin even if you ve lived there forever. Whether you're a slacker, an entrepreneur, a poet, or just a bluebonnet admirer, you ll find Austin s most fascinating hidden gems, strange history, and obscure trivia in their guide to the City of the Violet Crown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did a soldier left for dead on a Civil War battlefield make it to Austin and help build a world-class university? Where is the college dorm room where a struggling student started Dell computers? And why are there thousands and thousands of bats in Austin? Find the answers to these questions and many more in Secret Austin: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. Learn about the lost-cause oilrig that became a gusher and funded higher education for generations. Follow in the footsteps of famous Austinites like Janis Joplin, Farrah Fawcett, and Matthew McConaughey. With life long journalists and Austin fans Cheryl and Les Thomas as your guides, you're bound to find more than a few surprises about Austin\"€\"even if you've lived there forever. Whether you're a slacker, an entrepreneur, a poet, or just a bluebonnet admirer, you'll find Austin's most fascinating hidden gems, strange history, and obscure trivia in their guide to the \"City of the Violet Crown.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheryl and Les Thomas are lifelong journalists and lifelong Austin fans. Following college, they were both reporters at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Cheryl taught English in the public schools for more than 30 years and was a wire service reporter, while Les joined Southern Living Magazine as a travel editor and senior writer. They still live in Austin and when they aren t traveling and writing, they operate an Angus cattle ranch near Bertram. Les is an award winning writer and longtime member of the Society of American Travel Writers who has been honored with the Governor s award from the Texas Department of Tourism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47521399013597,"sku":"9781681062815","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/4a1k1qdYBE9781681062815.webp?v=1772259635","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/secret-austin-a-guide-to-the-weird-wonderful-and-obscure-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}