- Which college was the first in the world to award a degree in jazz?
- Which state had the most drive-in movie theaters?
- Who was the first person to push a peanut up Pike's Peak with his nose?
- Who invented Frito Pie?
Well, 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. Braggin' on Texas takes an accurate but less than serious look at the Lone Star Stateboth past and presentby 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!
- Which college was the first in the world to award a degree in jazz?
- Which state had the most drive-in movie theaters?
- Who was the first person to push a peanut up Pike's Peak with his nose?
- Who invented Frito Pie?
Well, 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. Braggin' on Texas takes an accurate but less than serious look at the Lone Star Stateboth past and presentby 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!
Braggin' on Texas
96Braggin' on Texas
96Hardcover
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780875653853 |
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Publisher: | TCU Press |
Publication date: | 06/08/2009 |
Series: | Texas Small Books |
Pages: | 96 |
Product dimensions: | 4.70(w) x 6.60(h) x 0.50(d) |