Friday Night Lights, 25th Anniversary Edition
A Town, a Team, and a Dream
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Rural, Sports, Football, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | H.G. Bissinger | ISBN: | 9780306824227 |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books | Publication: | August 11, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Da Capo Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | H.G. Bissinger |
| ISBN: | 9780306824227 |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books |
| Publication: | August 11, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Da Capo Press |
| Language: | English |
Return once again to the timeless account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa--the winningest high-school football team in Texas history. Odessa is not known to be a town big on dreams, but the Panthers help keep the hopes and dreams of this small, dusty town going. Socially and racially divided, its fragile economy follows the treacherous boom-bust path of the oil business. In bad times, the unemployment rate barrels out of control; in good times, its murder rate skyrockets. But every Friday night from September to December, when the Permian High School Panthers play football, this West Texas town becomes a place where dreams can come true. With frankness and compassion, H. G. Bissinger chronicles a season in the life of Odessa and shows how single-minded devotion to the team shapes the community and inspires--and sometimes shatters--the teenagers who wear the Panthers' uniforms.
Return once again to the timeless account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa--the winningest high-school football team in Texas history. Odessa is not known to be a town big on dreams, but the Panthers help keep the hopes and dreams of this small, dusty town going. Socially and racially divided, its fragile economy follows the treacherous boom-bust path of the oil business. In bad times, the unemployment rate barrels out of control; in good times, its murder rate skyrockets. But every Friday night from September to December, when the Permian High School Panthers play football, this West Texas town becomes a place where dreams can come true. With frankness and compassion, H. G. Bissinger chronicles a season in the life of Odessa and shows how single-minded devotion to the team shapes the community and inspires--and sometimes shatters--the teenagers who wear the Panthers' uniforms.
