The stories in this book are the kind you might hear sitting on the porch past dark listening to distant hounds after a fox in the southeast Texas bottoms, tales with some truth and some lies and much pleasure take in the telling and the listening, tales with a strong sense of place and people, rooted firmly in the oral tradition. Sure enough, there "ain't no such animal" as a completely honest man, as the title story shows. Other stories tell of justice as swift and sure as a mule's kick, of epic brawls and the trials of ...
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The stories in this book are the kind you might hear sitting on the porch past dark listening to distant hounds after a fox in the southeast Texas bottoms, tales with some truth and some lies and much pleasure take in the telling and the listening, tales with a strong sense of place and people, rooted firmly in the oral tradition. Sure enough, there "ain't no such animal" as a completely honest man, as the title story shows. Other stories tell of justice as swift and sure as a mule's kick, of epic brawls and the trials of courtship, of poachers, politicians, and preachers, of hogs and dogs and horse traders, of good neighboring and bad blood, of life and death and youth and age in southeast Texas as it was early in the twentieth century. In the tradition of Frank Dobie and Fred Gipson, Bill Brett writes with the natural humor and wisdom of the folk themselves. His stories will delight anyone with an interest in folk life or with the inclination to stop and "set a spell" and listen to a good yarn.
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Add this copy of There Ain't No Such Animal and Other East Texas Tales to cart. $12.28, very good condition, Sold by Bookmarc's rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from La Porte, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Texas A&M University Press.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. L5-A hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is still in shrinkwrap but has light discoloration and some bumped corners. The stories in this book are the kind you might hear sitting on the porch past dark listening to distant hounds after a fox in the southeast Texas bottoms, tales with some truth and some lies and much pleasure taken in the telling and listening. 8.75"x5.75", 111 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Add this copy of There Ain't No Such Animal and Other East Texas Tales to cart. $17.98, very good condition, Sold by Bookmarc's rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from La Porte, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Texas A&M University Press.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. X5-A 3rd printing hardcover book SIGNED by author on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has price clipped, marked out price on the back flap, dust jacket and book have light taning and shelf wear. The stories in this book are the kind you might hear sitting on the porch past dark listening to distant hounds after a fox in the southeast Texas bottoms, tales with some truth and some lies and much pleasure taken in the telling and listening. 8.75"x5.75", 111 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Add this copy of There Ain't No Such Animal and Other East Texas Tales to cart. $49.44, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Texas A&M University Press.
Add this copy of There Ain't No Such Animal and Other East Texas Tales to cart. $103.64, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Texas A&M University Press.
