Kick'n' Back in Texas (Armchair Reader)

Kick n Back in Texas is an entertaining collection of fascinating trivia, little-known anecdotes, legends, and folk wisdom about the Lone Star State. From the popular Armchair Reader series, this source of Texas historical tidbits will entertain and inform readers of all ages.
Texas is a state of many superlatives: the biggest ranch, the most farmland, the most wool produced, and the largest number of bat species. Because of the state s size, Texas seems to embody all that s good, bad, and especially big about the United States. This book captures the best of the state s strange and special stories, people, and places.
Each Texas topic is covered in a few pages, so you can pick up Kick n Back in Texas anytime, anywhere to enrich your knowledge of all things Texas. Readers will be entertained as they read stories of the state s history, culture, land, homegrown heroes, food, and more. Highlights of Kick n Back in Texas include:
Texas trivia presented in a concise and entertaining format.
Fast facts that detail unique historical events, little-known facts about Texas celebrities, sports-related anecdotes, and more.
A rundown of what Texans eat and how they talk.
You Can Thank Texas recounts the contributions the state has made to the world, like the car radio, the electric typewriter, and Liquid Paper.
Ludicrous laws in the state, like prohibitions against selling armadillos or allowing camels to roam unattended.
Timelines that clarify what happened when throughout Texas.

Jeff Bahr is author of Amazing and Unusual USA and Weird Virginia. His work has also appeared in The Last Survivors, The Gigantic Reader, The Book of Myths & Misconceptions, and other Armchair ReadersTM. He considers himself much like the city of Austin, Texas an off-kilter town that cozies-up to the slogan Keep Austin Weird!

Winter D. Prosapio, a syndicated writer, award-winning humor columnist and travel writer, fifth-generation Texan, and second-generation smart aleck, is coauthor of Bathroom Book of Texas Trivia. Her work has appeared in essay collections, newspapers, and national magazines. Find more of her work online at winterdprosapio.com.

Bill Sasser is a freelance writer and journalist who lives in New Orleans. He writes for the Christian Science Monitor and Salon.com, among other publications. His work has also appeared in The Book of Myths & Misconceptions, Amazing Book of History, and Armchair ReaderTM: World War II.

Paul Seaburn has spent more than half his life in Spring, Texas. He has written for The Tonight Show, The New York Times, The Extraordinary Book of Lists, The Colossal Reader, and numerous magazines, web sites, humor books, and comedians. He s also head writer for the family comedy Taylor s Attic, and he occasionally updates his Web site,humorhandyman.com.

Donald Vaughan is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in an eclectic array of publications, including Military Officer Magazine, Nursing Spectrum, MAD magazine, and the Weekly World News. He has also authored, coauthored, ghosted, or contributed to more than 30 books, including The Book of Myths & Misconceptions and The Origins of Everything.

Michael Witzel is an award-winning author who resides in the Texas Hill Country near Austin. His work has appeared in American Heritage of Invention & Technology, Texas Highways, and Rider magazines. When possible, he haunts the local cue joints, signing copies of his most recent book, Barbecue Road Trip: Recipes, Restaurants, & Pitmasters from America s Great Barbecue Regions.