Friday Night Lights
A Town, a Team, and a Dream. H.G. Bassinger [I.E. H.G. Bissinger]
H. G. Bissinger
Follow the winningest high-school football team in Texas history, the Permian Panthers of Odessa, and witness how their single-minded devotion to the sport shapes the community and inspires teenagers who wear the Panthers' uniform. H. G. Bissinger shows with frankness and compassion how every Friday night from September to December, this small, divided, and economically fragile town becomes a place where dreams can come true. Discover how football unites, divides, and inspires a community in this timeless account, now with an updated afterword assessing the state of football today.
Publish Date
2004-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
2004-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1988
Goodreads Rating
4.14
ISBN
9780224076746
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