All Hat and No Cattle: A Guide for New Texans and All the West of Us (Paperback)

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Product Description

Texans love thier tall tales and legends --full of folklore, brags, exaggeration, and misinforamtion. This book lays it on the line about the more colorful side of life in Texas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 124 pages
• Publisher: Gulf Publishing; First Printing edition (November 25, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877193517
• ISBN-13: 978-0877193517
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,837,542 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Charming book, would make a good gift, June 9, 2007

By	StdPudel (Somerville, MA United States) - See all my reviews

All Hat and No Cattle is a broad introduction to Texas culture by a native guide. Anne Dingus does not have the cutting sarcasm of Molly Ivins, but this makes the book appealing to a broader audience. Texans will be able to read this book without feeling insulted, though perhaps gently ribbed. Non-Texans will have some laughs, and learn some too, since the book covers more than cowboys. As a non-Texan, I might have preferred a book that was more insulting to Texans, but that says more about me than the author. The only pain inflicted by All Hat and No Cattle will be from the puns, which are as bad as the author warns us. My favorite chapters were about Texan literature and music. I will definitely be exploring some of the range of selections presented.