Hotter 'n Pecos: And Other West Texas Lies

These collected tales--some taller than others--offer revealing glimpses into how and why West Texans are different. Rugged enough to make the harshest of environments their own, this species thrives in hundred-degree-plus heat and near-zero humidity. Folks like the crop duster who nearly sets his plane down in the bed of a pickup, the "boll weevil" whose naiveté is tested in the oil patch, and Frank the "Goofy Roofer," who enters a bullfight with nothing more than a denim jacket and a bottle of beer, are far from rare. All these yarns contain a grain of truth, and some of them actually happened just as related. Most of them have a humorous bent; some are reasonably serious; a few are totally outrageous. But all of them illustrate the character of this distinctive region of the Lone Star State. Whether they concern ranchers, farmers, or oilfield hands; weather, work, or play, all reflect the essential nature of West Texans. Weaver's lively anecdotes prove several truths about Texas west of the hundredth meridian: you may learn how not to haul hogs, ride in rodeos, conduct bullfights, or drill oil wells--and you may well meet petroleum promoters, coon hunters, chuck-wagon cooks, cotton farmers, and even college professors--but you won't encounter an uninteresting character where things get hotter than Pecos.

Author: Bobby D. Weaver
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 04/15/2010
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 8.04h x 6.60w x 0.35d
ISBN: 9780896727038

About the Author
Bobby D. Weaver, whose career has ranged from the oilfields of Texas to the halls of academe, holds degrees from Texas Tech University and Texas A&I University. A former curator of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum and assistant director of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, he is the author of histories of several West Texas institutions and Oil Field Trash: Life and Labor in the Texas Oilfields, 1901-1960, forthcoming in fall 2010.Lamesa, Texas, native Barry Corbin has starred or appeared in sixteen television productions and two dozen motion pictures--many of them Westerns--since studying theatre arts at Texas Tech University. He resides on a ranch near Fort Worth, Texas.Painter and cowboy cartoonist Roy "Boots" Reynolds draws his inspiration from real-life experiences as a rodeo clown, roper, horse trainer and bronc rider. An illustrator of books, magazines, and scores of Leanin' Tree greeting cards, he resides in Hope, Idaho.