{"title":"Don Blevins","description":"\u003cp\u003eDON BLEVINS is a nonfiction author and historian whose articles have appeared in more than fifty regional, travel, and special-interest periodicals. His recent books include \u003cem\u003eBold Women in Texas History\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Priest, a Prostitute, and Some Other Early Texans\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFrom Angels to Hellcats: Legendary Texas Women, 1836–1880\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlevins holds a master’s degree in history education from Southwest Texas State University and served in the U.S. Air Force for twenty-one years before retiring in 1972.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon lives in San Marcos, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon Blevins’s books are published by Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"peculiar-uncertain-and-two-egg","title":"Peculiar, Uncertain, and Two Egg","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePeculiar, Uncertain, and Two Egg\u003c\/em\u003e, by Don Blevins is a collection of more than 3,000 oddly named places in the United States and how each received its moniker. Some of the names are merely fascinating, others humorous; but anyone who uses this authoritative volume will be able to settle many an argument about how a particular site received its name.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1581820941\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781581820942\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Don Blevins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43233311686872,"sku":"9781581820942","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43233311719640,"sku":"9781630263997","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781581820942_FChigh_mockup_v2_1738767572_51f9e8f5-6104-4b98-9122-71e5c63f0bd6.jpg?v=1791018823"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-don-blevins.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}