Beschreibung:
SHERRIE S. MCLEROY is an independent scholar and writer who has written, co-authored, or contributed to some fifteen books. Among the most notable are Red River Women and Grape Man of Texas: The Life of T.V. Munson, which won the "Best Wine History Book in the World" award in 2004. McLeRoy also contributed to Grace and Gumption: Stories of Fort Worth Women (TCU Press, 2007).
Which college was the first in the world to award a degree in jazz? Which state had the most drive-in movie theaters? Who was the first person to push a peanut up Pike's Peak with his nose? Who invented Frito Pie? This book describes achievements of Texans and their state.