From Sulphur Springs to Cowtown

From Sulphur Springs to Cowtown
Author: Donna Neal Stepp
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1987-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780533075041

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Oddball Texas

Oddball Texas
Author: Jerome Pohlen
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2006-02
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1569764727

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This amusing travel guide to the Lone Star State doesn't waste travelers' time telling them where to find antiques in the Hill Country, take breathtaking hikes through Big Bend, or gaze upon the Alamo. Instead, it guides television fans to a modern replica of the Munsters's mansion, leads the nonsqueamish to the world's only Cockroach Hall of Fame, and points the curious towards a small town filled with hippo statues. Among other things, Texas is home to Goliath-sized roadside attractions, and directions are provided on how to reach the World's Largest Six-Shooter, World's Largest Rattlesnake, and World's Largest Wooden Nickel. The accompanying photographs and maps instruct visitors on how to get to these and other extraordinary spots, including the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the Celebrity Shoe Musuem, Alley Oop's Fantasyland, and the Birthplace of Fritos. A dose of wacky Texas history is also included with answers to questions such as "Did a UFO really crash into a windmill northwest of Fort Worth in 1897? "and "What does an Abilene Kinko's have to do with the early retirement of Dan Rather?"

Born to be

Born to be
Author: Taylor Gordon
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 1995-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780803270527

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Famous in the 1920s as a singer of Negro spirituals, Taylor Gordon was born into the only black family living in White Sulphur Springs, Montana. His rough-and-ready upbringing in that mining boom town is warmly remembered in Born to Be. Gordon describes with panache his early years in the Old West, where he was not aware of racial prejudice. As a boy he carried messages from civic leaders to the town madam, served drinks to the “sports,” and scurried up plenty of excitement. The book shows him leaving Montana for the East, experiencing the arrows of bigotry, chauffeuring for circus impresario John Ringling, and forging a singing career that won him a place in the Harlem Renaissance and an appointment with British royalty. Gordon finally returned to White Sulphur Springs—after an extraordinary career riddled with misfortune. But he was still flourishing at the age of thirty-six, when the autobiographical Born to Be ends.

From College to Cow Country

From College to Cow Country
Author: Leon Vincent Almirall
Publisher:
Total Pages: 524
Release: 1956
Genre: Cowboys
ISBN:

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Montana Entertainers: Famous and Almost Forgotten

Montana Entertainers: Famous and Almost Forgotten
Author: Brian D'Ambrosio
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2019
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467141100

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Treasure State stars Gary Cooper and Myrna Loy found unparalleled success during the Golden Age of Hollywood. For more than a century, Montana has supplied a rich vein of entertainment and personality--from daredevils to dancers and even mimes. Born in Miles City in 1895, comedian Gilbert "Pee Wee" Holmes played sidekick to such stars as Tom Mix. One-time Butte resident Julian Eltinge went on to become America's first famous female impersonator. There was Taylor Gordon, whose golden voice propelled the son of a slave from White Sulphur Springs to Harlem Renaissance fame. From the little-known Robyn Adair to the ever-popular Michelle Williams, author Brian D'Ambrosio marks Big Sky Country's long-standing connections with America's performing arts.

Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy

Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy
Author: Dirk Benedict
Publisher: Square One Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2013-06-27
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0757052770

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The best-selling memoir Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy tells the fascinating story of actor Dirk Benedict’s journey from the big sky country of Montana to the hustle and hype of Hollywood. It also describes his odyssey of self-discovery and growth as he changes from struggling actor to celebrity, from meat eater to vegetarian, from cancer victim to cancer victor. Brilliantly written—insightful, witty, and always challenging—Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy may change the way you perceive actors, and even make you reconsider the truths in your own life.

The Cumulative Book Index

The Cumulative Book Index
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 2168
Release: 1989
Genre: American literature
ISBN:

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A world list of books in the English language.

Forthcoming Books

Forthcoming Books
Author: Rose Arny
Publisher:
Total Pages: 2174
Release: 1988-09
Genre: American literature
ISBN:

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Texas Libraries

Texas Libraries
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 156
Release: 1987
Genre: Libraries
ISBN:

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"Directory and statistics" (called -1954 "Directory of Texas libraries") issued as Apr. number, 1954-58 (Apr. 1954 as Special ed.)

Texas Legislators News Digest

Texas Legislators News Digest
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 284
Release: 1987
Genre: Libraries
ISBN:

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"Directory and statistics" (called -1954 "Directory of Texas libraries") issued as Apr. number, 1954-58 (Apr. 1954 as Special ed.)