A Boyhood Dream Realized
Half a Century of Texas Culture, One Newspaper Column at a Time
Published on 30. September 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-57441-814-9 (ISBN)
Description
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 that are no longer part of our culture but we wish were. All reflect what was - and for many, still is - important. If 'the traditional knowledge of a culture' is how we define what folklore is, this volume provides an intimate look at the folklore of Lubbock, Texas, and the greater area of the South Plains.
You don't have to be an avid reader of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, or even be from Lubbock or know where Moran is to relate to the issues covered in these pieces.
You don't have to be an avid reader of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, or even be from Lubbock or know where Moran is to relate to the issues covered in these pieces.
Reviews / Votes
The vast literature of Texas offers no more lyrical and loving a tribute to people and places than what you'll read in A Boyhood Dream Realized. Burle Pettit charms with his keen wit, moving nostalgia, and ever so deep appreciation for the beauty and magic of the written word."" - Carlton Stowers, two-time Edgar Award winner and member of the Texas Literary Hall of FameMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Denton
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
29 black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
543 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57441-814-9 (9781574418149)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Burle Pettit worked in the newspaper industry for half a century, first as a sports writer and later as the editor of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.