{"product_id":"there-aint-no-such-animal-and-other-east-texas-tales-paperback","title":"There Ain't No Such Animal: And Other East Texas Tales - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Brett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHarvey Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSure 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBILL BRETT has been postmaster of Hull, Texas, oil-well roughneck, cowhand, farmer, rancher, deputy sheriff, truck driver, and \"anything else that would help raise a family.\" His book \u003ci\u003eThe Stolen Steers\u003c\/i\u003e received the Cowboy Hall of Fame's Western Heritage Award for folklore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9.02 x 6.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 19, 1979\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51800114037024,"sku":"9781585440733","price":25.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/407ba6284fa7d512e65ad3b99dbfbc69.webp?v=1780833193","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/there-aint-no-such-animal-and-other-east-texas-tales-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}