{"product_id":"hometown-texas-paperback-2","title":"Hometown Texas - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eJoe Holley\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrown and Holley are interested in place and what makes people who they are. With particular interest in how people take the hand they've been dealt--fate, family, circumstance, luck--and craft a life for themselves, the authors celebrate the grit and gumption of these Texas originals. Introducing quirky characters and tenacious spirits, Holley's stories seek out the personality of the small town while Brown's photographs capture the essence of a changing landscape. \u003ci\u003eHometown Texas\u003c\/i\u003e aims not to be nostalgic or sentimental but rather to show readers an unknown Texas--one that, while not vanishing, is certainly on the wane. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOrganized into five topographical, geographic, and cultural sections--East, West, North, South, and Central--three dozen stories and more than eighty complementary images work to create a parallel narrative to reveal what Brown has described as the \"collective, various, remarkably complex soul that makes Texas unique.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHometown Texas\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration across miles and cultures, of well-traveled roads and forgotten byways, deep into the heart of Texas.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Holley\u003c\/b\u003e is on the \u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e staff, where he serves on the editorial board and writes a weekly column. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHometown Texas, Hurricane Season: The Unforgettable Story of the 2017 Houston Astros and the Resilience of a City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSutherland Springs: God, Guns, and Hope in a Texas Town\u003c\/i\u003e, and Slingin' Sam: \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Times of the Greatest Quarterback Ever to Play the Game, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Native Texan: Stories from Deep in the Heart. \u003c\/i\u003eHe was a 2017 Pulitzer Prize finalist for a series of editorials about gun control and Texas gun culture, and a 2022 Pulitzer Prize winner, as part of the \u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e team. He lives in Austin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 10 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47350556590329,"sku":"9781595343208","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/apikBKOmMI9781595343208_17f43c4d-61c9-440a-8b79-1206955c5901.webp?v=1769786849","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/hometown-texas-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}