A Boyhood Dream Realized : Half a Century of Texas Culture, One Newspaper Column at a Time /

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This collection of columns from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal is Texas Folklore Society Extra Book #27. The editorial columns included herein tell stories, and tell about telling stories. They also reflect boyhood dreams ... and foolishness, fears, beliefs, customs, traditions, and sometimes things...

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Main Author: Pettit, Burle, 1934- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Pettit, Burle, > 1934- > Childhood and youth > Anecdotes.
Pettit, Burle, > 1934-
Sportswriters.
Newspapers > Sections, columns, etc.
Newspaper editors.
Manners and customs.
Redacteurs en chef > Texas > Biographies.
Journalistes sportifs > Texas > Biographies.
Newspaper editors > Texas > Biography.
Sportswriters > Texas > Biography.
Texas.
Texas > Moeurs et coutumes > 20e siecle > Anecdotes.
Texas > Social life and customs > 20th century > Anecdotes.
Moran (Tex.) > Social life and customs > 20th century > Anecdotes.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Anecdotes.
Autobiography
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Contents; Preface by Kenneth L. Untiedt; Introduction by Burle Pettit; Chapter 1: "Moran and Other Special Places"; Chapter 2: "Boyhood Fun"; Chapter 3: "Influential People ... and Characters"; Chapter 4: "Food"; Chapter 5: "The Old Days"; Chapter 6: "Game Changers"; Chapter 7: "Native to Texas"; Chapter 8: "Texas Tech and Sports"; Chapter 9: "Schnopper"; Chapter 10: "The Newspaper Industry"; Index

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