It's always been larger than life; an untamed land
where a tin star can hide a dark heart and an outlaw
might be your only friend. From the metroplex to the
motel, Texas defines itself through its tall tales and
truthful lies. Come travel the lost highways of the Lone
Star State where the last cowboy band calls the tune,
where a broken soul struggles to find a home, where
preachers and Sunday school teachers seek sinful
delights, and where politicians serve themselves before
the public vice. Stand tall as heroes rise from
burnt-out lands, from shots fired with no help in sight,
from prison cells to honky tonks, to shadows cast by an
outlaw moon, to the campfire's glow on a ghostly night.
"Dead'r Than Elvis: Tall Tales of Texas Bullsh*t" is a
collection of modern myths celebrating the good, the
bad, and the downright weird of this mystical land that
has the big brass balls to call itself... TEXAS. You'll
laugh, you'll cry, you'll scratch your head and wonder
why, but in the end you'll realize - by God, it's Texas!
"Dead'r Than Elvis is an anthology of short stories that
could only come from the Great State of Texas. A
delightful confluence of intriguing characters, from a
honky tonk band leader to a black man falsely accused,
Roberts takes you on a tour of the historical (sometimes
hysterical) ins and outs of being a true Texan. Roberts
never fails to engage, and this book will keep you too
busy to notice the bluebonnets blooming outside your
window." -- Liz Dixon Evans "Being a "displaced Texan" I
often gravitate to things that remind me of home. This
book is like BBQ Brisket and Dr. Pepper with a side of
Blue Bell Ice Cream. The stories depict Texan culture so
accurately, it's effortless to immerse myself into
them." -- Lee Heber "Considering the title, I expected
this book to contain some bawdy tales of over-the-top
Texans, and it does, but it also has some scares and
some real heartbreak. I laughed out loud at some of the
stories (the wayward preacher and the guy’s trip to the
desert) and I cried for others (the marine back from
Iraq and the father at the lake). These stories capture
the spirit of Texas and with a Texas-size heart." --
Lisa Grant "Anthony Roberts has a gift for dialogue and
dialect. I can almost hear my cattle-rustlin’,
moonshiner, sheriff grandpappy-in-law in some of these
stories. He could have easily been included in this
colorful, crazy, cast-of-characters. Even though these
are fictional stories, having lived in the South, and
having had a couple of (mis)adventures in Texas, it
wouldn't surprise me if many of these tales were based
in truth." -- Barbara Gilliland Harrison "If these
aren’t the Tall Tales we all heard as kids, then they
are well told and every bit as true to Texas. Honky
tonks and Western Swing, gunshot lawmen, small-town
politicians, sex-starved preachers, drunken outlaws,
rattlesnake hunters, cowgirls brawling in the streets
and even a lost, heart-broke dawg. Yep, it sure ain’t
your grandpa’s Pecos Bill but it’s clear that the author
knows and loves the Great State of Texas." -- R. T.
Reynolds
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