Nowhere But Texas

Price 4.99 - 14.99 USD

EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 781735605332


Manufacture Country USA

Product Features As seen on public television Two 60-minute films: Nowhere but Texas and Nowhere but Texas 2 More than 50 minutes of bonus footage Emotional personal recollections and vintage film Rarely seen footage and seldom-heard stories The Mighty Mites, Top O Hill Terrace, the Sportatorium and more Films created locally by North Texas Public Broadcasting Inc. Product Description People that Messed with Texas In a Good Way! It has been argued that people make a place great, not the other way around. So where can you find some truly unique examples of this? Nowhere but Texas. Meet entrepreneurs, cowboys, football players, circus performers, pilots, musicians and more in two films previously seen on public television. Hear some amazing stories, including one about a football team called the Mighty Mites. How did an outsized and out-numbered team win big-time in Fort Worth? Then uncover the tale of Top O Hill Terrace in Arlington, an underground casino that was, in fact, under the ground. And head to Terrell for the touching story of how one small town was forever changed by a group of young men from the British Royal Air Force. See Texans at their finest, from the determined cowboys of color on the Soul Circuit to brave Women Airforce Service Pilots. Nowhere but Texas will have ya ll comin back again and again. Ya hear? Nowhere but Texas: Can an entire town run away and join the circus? Find out in Nowhere but Texas, plus hear about the mother of Tex-Mex cuisine, discover an underground casino, see how some talented cowboys buck stereotypes, and find out what happens when a group of British servicemen invade a Texas town. Nowhere but Texas 2: There wasn t a lot to cheer about during the Depression, but meet an unlikely football team called the Mighty Mites that gave one Texas town something to celebrate. Also in Nowhere but Texas 2, hear from some brave women who were among the first female military pilots. Then find out why Johnny Cash is singing on a wrestling mat.