Trillin on Texas

Informationen zum Autor By Calvin Trillin Klappentext "Trillin on Texas" gathers some of the author's best writing on subjects near to his heart--politics, true crime, food, and rare books, among them--which also have a Texas connection. Sure to entertain Texans and other readers alike, Trillin proves once again that he is one of America's shrewdest observers and wittiest writers. Zusammenfassung Gathers some of author's best writing on subjects near to his heart - politics, true crime, food, and rare books, among them - which also have a Texas connection. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionBy Meat AloneThe DynasticksMystery MoneyBad LanguageScouting SleepersConfessions of a Speechwriter/And Especially to Pickens, S.C.Knowing Johnny JenkinsIf the Boot Fits . . .New CheerleadersWhose Mines Are They?Not Super-OutrageousThree Texans in Six LinesMaking AdjustmentsPresidential Ups and Downs: Washington Pundits Take Their Analytical Skills to the RanchThe Life and Times of Joe Bob Briggs, So FarOne Texan in Eight LinesReformerMolly Ivins, R.I.P.Credits

Product details

• Authors: Calvin Trillin
• Publisher: University Of Texas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2011
• EAN: 9780292726505
• ISBN: 978-0-292-72650-5
• No. of pages: 196
• Series: Bridwell Texas History Series; Bridwell Texas History; Bridwell Texas History Series; Bridwell Texas History
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies