03072cam a2200421 i 4500 539484472 TxAuBib 20211122120000.0 210415s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021010205 9780063068544 0063068540 TxAuBib rda Being Texan : essays, recipes, and advice for the Lone Star way of life / by the editors of Texas Monthly. First edition. New York, NY : Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021. 339 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index. Chapter 1: Identity & Culture -- The Birth of Texas Pride -- Strong Texas Women -- Something in the Water -- Language Butchery -- More Colorful Texas Sayings Than You Can Shake a Stick At -- The Wildcatters -- The Lure of a Good Truck -- The Evolution of Juneteenth -- A Tale of Two High Schools -- Way Beyond Hats -- Stanley Marcus and the Art of Shopping -- The Biggest Little Shopping Town in Texas -- The State of the Boot -- Souls of the Departed -- Chapter 2: Town & Country -- For Love of the Land -- The Seven Territories of Texas -- The Beauty of Small Things -- Endless Summer -- We'll Always Have Austin -- City of Ghosts -- Survivor City -- What Metroplex Means -- Borderland Carino -- Life in the Oil Patch -- These Creatures Can and Will Kill You, Maybe -- Friday Night Temples -- Get Lost in Texas -- The Stars at Night -- The Secret Swimming Hole -- Miles and Miles of Texas -- Planting Wildflowers in a Pandemic -- Notes from a Hill Country Deer Blind -- Chapter 3: Arts & Entertainment -- The Movie That Redefined the Texas Western -- Essential Texas Movies -- The Dallas Effect -- Why Larry McMurtry Matters -- Essential Texas Books -- Rewriting History -- Houston, Art City -- Long Live the Honky-Tonk -- Essential Texas Songs -- The Sound of Humanity -- Willie Nelson, My Nigerian Mom, and Me -- A Voice for the Voiceless -- Selena's Immortal Performance -- The New York Intellectual Massacre -- Chapter 4: Food & Drink -- Hot, Melty Goodness -- Straight Outta the Melting Pot -- So Far Away, So Close -- A Hard-Earned Drink -- Calling Dr. Chilton -- Twenty Tacos to Know -- The Coronation of Brisket -- 'Cue Tips -- That Texas Terroir -- A Steakhouse to Drive For -- Fried and Stuffed -- Longnecks and Longhairs -- Ode to the Raspa. 20211122. Manners and customs Texas. Manners and customs Miscellanea. Manners and customs. Essays. Recipes Texas. Recipes. Texas. Texas. Social life and customs. Texas. Social life and customs Anecdotes. Nonfiction. Non-Fiction. NON - FICTION . Texas Monthly. TXDRI