Description: Eighter from Decatur : Growing Up in North Texas, Paperback by Barton, Jim Tom, ISBN 0890969930, ISBN-13 9780890969939, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US 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 Bartons 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 anecdotessome humorous, some sadare 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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Book Title: Eighter from Decatur : Growing Up in North Texas
Number of Pages: 172 Pages
Publication Name: Eighter from Decatur : Growing Up in North Texas
Language: English
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 2000
Subject: United States / State & Local / General
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 10.4 Oz
Author: Joe B. Frantz, Jim Tom Barton
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: History
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
