August 1993 Cover

ON THE COVER: Photograph by Todd Johnson

August 1993

Table of Contents

Features

Famous Last Words

John Connally opposed supply-side economics, thought Sid Richardson mistreated Perry Bass, and never regretted not being president: this and other candid commentary from his forthcoming autobiography.

by John Connally and Mickey Herskowitz

More Than Myth

John Connally’s forgotten legacy.

by Paul Burka

Juke Joints

Since the fifties, they’ve been East Texas’ most colorful watering holes—bar none.

Chasing the Red Eagle

At play in the fields of Mexico, onetime major leaguers find beisbol is an entirely different game.

by Gary Cartwright

Bob Crandall Flies Off the Handle

The boss of American Airlines is mad as hell at cut-rate competitors, selfish unions, and ignorant government regulators—and he’s not going to take it anymore.

by Dana Rubin

Inn Vogue

For business travelers with reservations about big-city hotels, bed and breakfasts suddenly have staying power.

by Jennifer Farley

Columns

Books

Mean Streets

Larry McMurtry rallies Lonesome Dove’s geriatric survivors for a last perilous, meandering adventure in Streets of Laredo.

by Robert Draper

Behind the Lines

Adventures in Flying

by Gregory Curtis

Shopping

The Buying Game

Ikea appeals to twentysomethings who are beyond bricks and boards but not yet ready for a lifetime furniture commitment.

by Mimi Swartz

Environment

King Fish

One of the world’s magnificent game fish, tarpon are back in Texas waters. Can we keep them from disappearing again?

by Sheri Fowler

Reporter

Reporter

Stink Big

The sour odor of calf chips from an Erath County feedlot has one family crying foul.

by Helen Thompson

Reporter

Tested by Fire

A South Texas town rebuilds its church with faith, hope, and lots of charity.

by Helen Thompson

Reporter

Picture This

A creative Dallas man nails down fees hanging rich people’s artwork.

by Helen Thompson

Miscellany

Roar of the Crowd

Win or Lose?

State of the Art

Anemone Fish, Red Sea, 1990

State Secrets

Fire Storm

Edited by Paul Burka

Recipes

Soy-Wasabi Sauce

Pickled Ginger

Grilled Pacific Salmon with Soy-Wasabi Sauce

State Fare

by Patricia Sharpe

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