{"product_id":"tales-of-old-texas-jw-jones-9798993464213","title":"Tales of Old Texas: Stories of the Land and the People That Built the Lone Star: Stories of the Land and the People That Built the Lone Star","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTales of Old Texas: Stories of the Land and the People That Built the Lone Star\u003c\/strong\u003e tells the story of how a land and its people shaped each other. Told through the voice of an old storyteller sittin' on his porch with a cup of coffee and a chewed-up pipe, these chapters carry readers from Stephen F. Austin's quiet dream of a colony to the cattle barons, the coming of the rails, and the thunder of the oil booms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome stories are drawn straight from history, others from the legends that Texans have been polishin' around campfires for generations. Together they show how truth and tall tale live side by side in a place too proud to ever separate the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's journey moves through every era of Texas-settlement, independence, frontier hardship, the rise of the ranch empires, the lifeblood of the railroads, and the discovery of black gold. Along the way are the people who built it all: pioneers, Tejanos, ranch hands, dreamers, and drifters who gave Texas its grit and its soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart history, part folklore, and all heart, \u003cem\u003eTales of Old Texas\u003c\/em\u003e captures the humor, hardship, and hope that still echo across the Lone Star State. It's Texas as it was remembered-truth told plain, legend told proud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jw Jones,Johnny W. Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798993464213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jw Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Jw Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852682342655,"sku":"9798993464213","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tales-of-old-texas-jw-jones-9798993464213","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}