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by H.g. Bissinger (Author) "IN THE BEGINNING, ON A DOG-DAY MONDAY IN THE MIDDLE OF August when the West Texas heat congealed in the sky, there were only the..." (more)
Key Phrases: state championship team, state playoffs, Odessa High, Gary Edwards, Carter Cowboys (more...)
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Secular religions are fascinating in the devotion and zealousness they breed, and in Texas, high school football has its own rabid hold over the faithful. H.G. Bissinger, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, enters into the spirit of one of its most fervent shrines: Odessa, a city in decline in the desert of West Texas, where the Permian High School Panthers have managed to compile the winningest record in state annals. Indeed, as this breathtaking examination of the town, the team, its coaches, and its young players chronicles, the team, for better and for worse, is the town; the communal health and self-image of the latter is directly linked to the on-field success of the former. The 1988 season, the one Friday Night Lights recounts, was not one of the Panthers' best. The game's effect on the community--and the players--was explosive. Written with great style and passion, Friday Night Lights offers an American snapshot in deep focus; the picture is not always pretty, but the image is hard to forget. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bissinger spent 1988 in Odessa, Tex., a town obsessed with its champion high-school football team, the Permian Panthers. PW called this a "superb, if disquieting, portrait of heartland America."
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details
  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Da Capo Press (July 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0306809907
  • ISBN-13: 978-0306809903
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars 282 customer reviews (282 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,490 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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First Sentence:
IN THE BEGINNING, ON A DOG-DAY MONDAY IN THE MIDDLE OF August when the West Texas heat congealed in the sky, there were only the stirrings of dreams. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
state championship team, state playoffs
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Odessa High, Gary Edwards, Carter Cowboys, West Texas, Midland High, Ivory Christian, Laurence Hurd, Charlie Billingsley, First National Bank, Watermelon Feed, Mike Winchell, United States, Permian High School, Permian Panthers, San Angelo, Gary Gaines, Joe Bill, Joe Bob Bizzell, Memorial Stadium, New York, Wall of Fame, Aaron Giebel, Boobie Miles, University of Texas, Cotton Bowl
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