A boyhood dream realized half a century of Texas culture, one newspaper column at a time

A boyhood dream realized : half a century of Texas culture, one newspaper column at a time / by Burle Pettit ; edited by Kenneth L. Untiedt.

Author/creator	Pettit, Burle, 1934-
Other author/creator	Untiedt, Kenneth L., 1966-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Denton, TX : University of North Texas Press, [2019]
Description	ix, 364 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Pettit, Burle, 1934- Pettit, Burle, 1934---Childhood and youth --Anecdotes. Sportswriters--Texas --Biography. Newspaper editors--Texas Biography. Newspapers--Sections, columns, etc. Moran (Tex.)--Social life and customs --20th century --Anecdotes. Texas--Social life and customs --20th century --Anecdotes.

Series	Texas folklore society extra book ; number 27 Texas Folklore Society extra book ; no. 27. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents	Moran and other special places -- Boyhood fun -- Influential people...and characters -- Food -- The old days -- Game changers -- Native to Texas -- Texas Tech and sports -- Schnopper -- The newspaper industry.
Abstract	"Book is a collection of Burle Pettit's columns from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal newspaper, plus an introduction by Pettit and a Preface by Kenneth L. Untiedt. Columns have been organized and slightly edited to fit a book. Columns ran from the 1960s to approximately 2010"-- Provided by publisher.
General note	Includes index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2019024285
ISBN	9781574417708 (cloth)
ISBN	(ebook)

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