At Least 1836 Things You Ought to Know About Texas--But Probably Don't: A Collection of Texas Trivia, Facts & Figures [Paperback]

Doris L. Miller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1994

Did you know that the city of Borger's earliest jail was a log, and prisoners just sat on the ground chained to it? Or that when Crane County was organized in 1927, the first county officials didn't have a Bible to be sworn in with? They improvised with a Sears and Roebuck Catalog.

Miller has put together a fascinating collection of off-the-wall trivia that could only be found in the Lone Star State. From personal accounts and actual county records, this collection will fascinate even the most knowledgeable Texan.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Republic of Texas Pr (April 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556223242
• ISBN-13: 978-1556223242
• Product Dimensions: 24 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,018,820 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid this book like the plague, December 19, 2008

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Crystal Davis (Houston, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: At Least 1836 Things You Ought to Know About Texas--But Probably Don't: A Collection of Texas Trivia, Facts & Figures (Paperback)

Good Lord, what a truly awful book. Sorry, Doris L. Miller, but it has to be said. The book may have served a purpose before the wide availability of the Internet, but not now.

The author states in the introduction that she compiled information by writing to the local Chambers of Commerce of hundreds of towns...and it shows. I'll praise the effort if not the outcome. The book is chock full of errors, both factual and typographical. (Sam Houston is not buried in Houston, but in Huntsville. I'm pretty sure it's Santa Ana and NOT Santa Anna.) Plus, with a copyright date of 1995, much of the contents is out of date. It wasn't even a well made book; many of the pages were uncut at the top.

After I read the book, I didn't keep it, sell it to the local Half Price Books or even donate it to Goodwill. I tossed it in the trash.

5.0 out of 5 stars At Least 1836 Things You Ought to Know about Texas But Probably Don't, August 14, 2005

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Christina T. Bjune (Lake Jackson, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: At Least 1836 Things You Ought to Know About Texas--But Probably Don't: A Collection of Texas Trivia, Facts & Figures (Paperback)

Lots of trivia and interesting stories. Lots of facts and figures too.

Texas never ceases to fascinate me and this book just adds to that charm! My whole family has enjoyed it, from the 17 year old all the way up to old fuddy-duddy granddad.

It's like having history alive because of the way it is written, as if talking to a friend!