Traces of Texas Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Traces of Texas on X

Purveyor of Texas history and culture. Cowboy boots junkie and advocate of all things Lone Star. 100% organic, free-range Texas content. A 100% apolitical feed

3 books

Lonesome Dove

Larry McMurtry

Traces of Texas

If you're a fan of the novel or TV mini-series "Lonesome Dove," you should know that a bunch of author Larry McMurtry's belongings, including some of his own copies of his books, will be auctioned on May 29: https://t.co/v2qr7ZyQ2f

Paperback, 2010

$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book

I Lived to Tell It All

George Jones

Traces of Texas

The Texas Quote of the Day: "There are questions I’m still not wise enough to answer, just wise enough to no longer ask." ----- George Jones, "I Lived to Tell it All," 1996 @matthewjdowd https://t.co/sQTSgP341M

Paperback, Mass Market, 1997

$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Blue Velvet

Eric Mendoza

Traces of Texas

A girl sits by a jukebox at a Dairy Queen in Austin, 1963. If you look closely and strain your ears you can hear "He's so Fine" by the Chiffons or "Blue Velvet" by Bobby Vinton in the background. A Larry McMurtry essay brought to life. It SCREAMS 1963 Texas. @DairyQueen https://t.co/8bpEbmlsIi

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