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A Town, A Team, And A Dream
Da Capo Press
August 2000
On Sale: July 27, 2000
400 pages
ISBN: 0306809907
EAN: 9780306809903
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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.
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