{"product_id":"sketches-from-texas-siftings-9781941324929","title":"Sketches From Texas Siftings","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Alexander E. Sweet | John A. Knox\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Copano Bay Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Copano Bay Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Regional - Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the decade of the 1880s, one of the most popular publications in America had Texas as its subject. \u003cem\u003eTexas Siftings\u003c\/em\u003e was the creation of Alexander E. Sweet (a Confederate cavalry veteran) and John Armoy Knox (who claimed to be a \"reformed\" Irishman.) Based in Austin, the weekly humor magazine contained humorous vignettes of of Texas life. It was a favorite of folks back East, selling 150,000 copies per week at newsstands and in railroad cars. Here is a collection of their best stories. If you want to understand how the rest of America came to regard Texans as they do, this book will be your guide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46443368087703,"sku":"9781941324929","price":4353.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781941324929.webp?v=1769126275","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/sketches-from-texas-siftings-9781941324929","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}