Friday Night Lights, 25th Anniversary Edition: A Town, a Team, and a Dream

Type

Book

Authors

H.G. Bissinger

ISBN 10

0306824205

ISBN 13

9780306824203

Tags

State & Local, Historical Study & Educational Resources, Reference, Football (American), Sociology of Sports, Rural

Description

The 25th anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller and Sports Illustrated's best football book of all time, with a new afterword by the authorReturn once again to the timeless account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa—the winningest high-school football team in Texas history. Socially and racially divided, Odessa isn't known to be a place big on dreams, but every Friday night from September to December, when the Panthers play football, dreams can come true.With frankness and compassion, H. G. Bissinger unforgettably captures 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. - from Amzon

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