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Weird Texas

Weird Texas
By Wesley Treat, Heather Shades, Rob Riggs

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Praise for Weird Texas:

 

“If your taste extends to the odd side of traveling, [this is your ticket].”   —Booklist

 

“…lives up to its promise of providing an overview of weird things found in Texas.” 

                                                                                                   —Austin American Statesman

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #230425 in Books
  • Published on: 2005-07-25
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 288 pages

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Fun, but needs more info3
This was a fun read but sorely lacking in details. With the words "travel guide" on the cover, I expected to be able to find where these places were. At best, they gave us vague details or just a city name. This book was more ghost stories and Texas tales than travel guide.

Fun But Lacking3
This was a fun read and had a lot of info in the Personalized Properties and Roadside Oddities chapters that was new to me.
The Local Legends and Ancient Mysteries sections were very thorough for what was covered but did not make an effort to cover a lot of other interesting forlklore or sites in Texas.
Portions of the Unexplained Phenomena and Bizarre Beasts are previously published verbatim by Rob Riggs in his book 'In the Big Thicket'. I was hoping he had contributed something new for these sections since I have already purchased his book, but was, however, disappointed. The Haunted Places section was sadly lacking. The places that were covered were entertaining, but some of Texas' well known haunted locations (for example: La Bahia Blanca)were totally overlooked and I can only assume poor research caused this absence.
Worth the price, but don't expect a whole lot if you have already researched the areas of knowledge covered in the book.

Enjoyable3
This book was fun to read. It won't be easy to find stories you haven't heard before about any places you have lived in TX. So if you moved around a few times be wary of some repeat information. We were also dismayed that there isn't more information on getting to some of these places. Small maps would have been helpful to anyone planning a roadtrip. Overall a good effort. I look forward to more Weird States!