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BOB
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Bob Bowman
simply calls himself a collector. He collects East Texas trivia, good ol' boy
expressions, country cafes, ghost towns, and the "bests" of whatever East Texas
offers...such as the best apple pie, the best buttermilk, and the best feed store.
Texas Monthly, in fact, calls him Texas' best collector of Texas bests.
He is the author of 40 books on East Texas history and folklore. His books cover
a range of Texas subjects. Some of the titles include: "Rub Skunk Oil and Onions
on My Chest and Call Me Well,"..."I Ain't Sure I Understand Everything I Know
About This," and "Plant Watermelons on My Grave and Let the Juice Ooze Down."
Born in Anderson County, he is an sixth generation Texan and the great-great-great
grandson of an Alamo defender, Jesse B. Bowman. He is a past chair of the Texas
Committee for the Humanities, past president and a fellow of the East Texas Historical
Association, past member of both the Texas Sesquicentennial Commission and the
Texas Capitol Centennial Commission, a former chair of the Angelina County Chamber
of Commerce and the Angelina College board of trustees, and a current member of
the Lufkin City Council and the administrative trustee of the Pineywoods Foundation.
Bowman and his wife Doris own a Lufkin public relations and marketing
company.
Bob Bowman can be reached at bob-bowman.com." |
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