How to Be a Texan

The Manual

Andrea Valdez (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

206 Seiten

2016
University of Texas Press (Verlag)
978-1-4773-0931-5 (ISBN)

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There are certain things every Texan should know how to do and say, whether your Lone Star roots reach all the way back to the 1836 Republic or you were just transplanted here yesterday. Some of these may be second nature to you, but others . . . well, maybe it wouldn’t hurt to have a few handy hints if, say, branding the herd or hosting a tamalada aren’t your usual pastimes. That’s where How to Be a Texan can help.

In a friendly, lighthearted style, Andrea Valdez offers illustrated, easy-to-follow steps for dozens of authentic Texas activities and sayings. In no time, you’ll be talking like a Texan and dressing the part; hunting, fishing, and ranching; cooking your favorite Texas dishes; and dancing cumbia and two-step. You’ll learn how to take a proper bluebonnet photo and build a DÍa de los Muertos altar, and you’ll have a bucket list of all the places Texans should visit in their lifetime. Not only will you know how to do all these things, you’ll finish the book with a whole new appreciation for what it means to be a Texan and even more pride in saying “I’m from Texas” anywhere you wander in the world.

Andrea Valdez is a native Houstonian who worked for Texas Monthly for ten years, first as a fact checker, then as the editor of texasmonthly.com. She has written on a wide range of subjects, including more than forty columns on activities every Texan should be able to do, which provided the inspiration for this book. She is currently Managing Editor, The Atlantic.

Texas, the Texas Identity, and Me
I. Talk Like a Texan

Essential Vocabulary: Words and Phrases (and One Hand Gesture) You Oughta Know
¿Hablas Spanglish?
A Highly Idiosyncratic Selection of Favorite Texas Sayings
You’re Saying It Wrong: A Pronunciation Guide to Places in Texas
Root for the Home Team
Don’t Mess With Texas: More Than a Slogan

II. Look Like a Texan

Buy Custom Cowboy Boots
Attach Spurs to Those Boots
Choose a Belt Buckle
Wear a Cowboy Hat
Get Big Hair

III. Rites of Passage

Handle the Texas Flag
Take a Bluebonnet Photo
Attend Fiesta in San Antonio
Celebrate Juneteenth
Go to a Star Party
Build a Día de los Muertos Altar
Survive Cedar Fever
Shoot a .22

IV. Tend the Ranch

Go Water Dowsing
Build a Barbed Wire Fence
Shoe a Horse
Cut the Herd
Rope a Calf
Brand the Herd
Barrel Race
Wrangle a Rattlesnake

V. Hunting and Fishing

Cut for Sign
Tie a Texas Rig
Noodle for Catfish
Hunt for Dove
Bag a Javelina
Field Dress a Deer
Tan a Hide

VI. Cook Like a Texan

Pork Tamales
Chili and Frito Pie
Texas Caviar
Breakfast Tacos
Barbacoa
Brisket
King Ranch Chicken Casserole
Fried Chicken
Kolaches
Pecan Pie
Margarita

VII. Relax Like a Texan

Spit Watermelon Seeds
Play 42
Float the River
Tailgate
Two-Step
Square Dance
Cumbia

VIII. Tour Like a Texan

The Texas Capitol Building
Barton Springs
Gruene Hall
Cadillac Ranch
Dealey Plaza
Southfork Ranch
Spindletop
Mirador de la Flor
The Alamo
The Window Trail at Big Bend National Park

Acknowledgments

Erscheinungsdatum	19.05.2016
Illustrationen	Abi Daniel
Verlagsort	Austin, TX
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 203 mm
Gewicht	426 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-4773-0931-4 / 1477309314
ISBN-13	978-1-4773-0931-5 / 9781477309315
Zustand	Neuware