Eighter From Decatur
Growing Up in North Texas
978-0-89096-993-9 Paperback
6 x 9 x 0 in
172 pp. Illus.
Pub Date: 06/01/2000
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A little boy could grow up secure there, full of mischief, enjoying whittling, family trips, and crawfishing. He could see the pioneer homes of his forebears and view the birth of more urban ways.
Jim Tom Barton’s Eighter from Decatur provides lively insights into the ways of a small North Texas county seat during the first decades of this century. Personal experiences, newspaper stories, historical information, yarns, and anecdotes—some humorous, some sad—are intertwined to give present-day readers a firsthand feel for the attitudes, customs, and conditions of an earlier time.
Texana lovers, social historians, and those with a small-town background will find this book an entertaining chapter in the exploration of the roots of Texas culture.
Published by Texas A&M University Press