Donna Ingham Tales with a Texas Twist

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With this compilation of Texas--and Texanized--favorite myths and legends, award-winning tale teller Donna Ingham applies her own unmistakable voice to traverse her home state through such stories as:The Coming of the Bluebonnet--an oft-collected Commanche myth about love and sacrifice and the origin of the Texas state flowerThe Story Behind the Story--about two early cattlemen and the basis for an episode in Larry McMurtrys Lonesome DoveThe Life and Times of Pecos Bill--a selection of tales about this legendary folk heroDiamond Bill--about an east Texas rattlesnake who fought in the Civil WarCupid Was a Mamas Boy--a Texanized classic Greek myth