{"product_id":"hotter-n-pecos-bobby-d-weaver-9780896727038","title":"Hotter 'n Pecos: And Other West Texas Lies","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bobby D. Weaver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0896727033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780896727038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas Tech University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 6.60w x 0.35d","brand":"Bobby D. Weaver","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48435715440895,"sku":"9780896727038","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8b8d863f-a341-4240-ad3f-463962630c1f.jpg?v=1777152223","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hotter-n-pecos-bobby-d-weaver-9780896727038","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}