from the back cover:
The town of Odessa seethes in the merciless heat of the West Texas desert. Socially and racially divided, its fragile economy follows the treacherous boom-bust path of the oil business. In bad times, its unemployment rate skyrockets; in good times, its murder rate skyrockets. But every Friday night from September through December, when the Permian High School Panthers play football, all troubles seem to vanish and this hard-luck town becomes a place where dreams can come true. During the season, Odessans' passion for the Panthers - the winningest high school football team in Texas history - attains heights that are both exhilarating and appalling. With frankness and compassion, Bissinger chronicles the Panthers' dramatic 1988 season, and shows how single-minded devotion to the team shapes the community and inspires (or shatters) the teenagers who wear Panther uniforms. His exquisitely written account also brings into sharp focus the bitter clash between sports and education, not only in Odessa but in high schools and colleges nationwide.

RELEASE NOTES:

Releasing to Jumieges' bio/memoir/nonfiction bookbox

The book arrived safely, will leave it in the box for the international mailing.

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Sent off to Europe in hopes it finds a new home.

Taken from Jumieges' bio/memoir bookbox, sorry for the seriously late journalling, I took them out and forgot about journalling!