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Eighter From Decatur - Growing Up in North Texas (Paperback)
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Eighter From Decatur - Growing Up in North Texas (Paperback)
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Loot Price R562
Discovery Miles 5 620
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There was a time in North Texas when the "law" meant the sheriff
rather than statutes or court decisions, and people were sometimes
arrested for "looking suspicious." Many country doctors had minimal
education, but they were hardworking and dedicated. Home remedies,
patent medicine, and placebos bought at medicine shows were
commonplace. Emotional revival meetings in open tabernacles spiced
hot summer nights. 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.
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