Virtual U.S Road Trip- Texas


Today is our on our virtual road trip and we are in Texas. Our guide on this stop is Deb over @ reader buzz. I hope you enjoy her post and don't forget to leave her a comment. Have you been Texas? Is there a book you love or an author you love from Texas? 

Enjoy your day in Texas!

                                                   --Davy Crockett

I'm Deb Nance from Readerbuzz and I've been asked to guide you on a virtual road trip through Texas by Megan of Reading Away the Days.


Well, dadgumit, I just can't do it. Texas is too big. Texas is too awesome.

So instead, I'm just going to share a few things about my home state that I adore.

Things I like about Texas:


Beautiful Texas fencing.




Horses headed down the streets of my town.


We Texans think about this a lot.



A pink cowboy hat goes with everything.



Texas cannons on the grounds of the Capitol can't help but make you feel safe.



You might get lucky enough to marry a good ol' Texas boy.
You will live in Texas forever.


We are all filled with a little swagger here in Texas. Yes, we are proud. There's the Alamo, for goodness sake. And Sam Houston. LBJ. Cowboys. Barbed wire. Oil. John Wayne, right? Football. Good grief, yes, there's football.



What are the don't-miss-'em moments in Texas?

                                  They Say...                                        But I Say...

                                    Barbecue                                         Tex-Mex


                            The Austin Capitol                           Austin's 6th Street


                        San Antonio Riverwalk                    Museum of Texan Cultures


                       Big Bend National Park                   Davis Mountains State Park


                         The Texas State Fair                        The Texas Book Fesitval


                      

Now let's get down to the reason for this party:  books set in Texas. Here are a list of books you just can't miss, all set in the Lone Star state....




Lonesome Dove


Holes


The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog



Friday Night Lights


Isaac's Storm


Remember Ben Clayton


The Promise by Ann Weisgarber


Kinky Friedman's Guide to Texas Etiquette, 
or How to Get to Heaven or Hell Without Going through Dallas/Ft. Worth



Lone Star: A History of Texas and Texans


Love is a Wild Assault


Ghosts Along the Brazos


Johnny Texas

Want more Texas? Try these:



63 Things to Do if You Just Had One Year to Live...in Texas


Texas Monthly's 50 Best Books About Texas


101 Reasons You Should Live in Texas at Least Once in Your Life

Thanks Deb. I hope you all enjoyed Deb's post. Leave me and Debz a comment on your thoughts in the comments below.

Tomorrow we will be in Utah with author Ednah Walters

You can follow all the road trip posts here

Check out Deb:

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@Debnance


2 comments

  1. I so want to go to Austin to see the late great Stevie Ray Vaughn's statue and other things related to him!

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  2. Thanks, Megan, for sharing my Texas with the world.

    www.readerbuzz.blogspot.com

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