Calling Texas Home

What makes Texans tick? Find out in this engaging and entertaining compendium of Texana. Here is the story of Texas from its dusty Spanish legacy to its exuberant place in today's high-tech scene. Here too is the story of the people of Texas. Cowboys and ranchers, fishermen and farmers, politicians and astronauts: Texas is home to a group of folks as over the top as the tall tales they tell. Musician, historian, and bona fide Texas gentleman Wells Teague pays tribute to the Lone Star State with fascinating first-person accounts of frontier days, curiosities, and legends, to the modern-day pulse of Texas culture. Both Texans and others will delight in this lively look at the rich and colorful country, Texas, with a culture all its own.