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In this masterwork of classic Americana, William Owens eloquently recounts his struggle to overcome the harshest of adversaries - poverty and hunger - to earn an education in the small town of Pin Hook, Texas. He recalls in vivid detail how his mother labored to feed her family and hold it together, and how he fought for knowledge in a land that was for the most part illiterate. This is not only the chronicle of one man's insatiable desire for an education, but a rich chapter in the history of Texas. The book was...
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New York, NY 1999 Soft Cover First Edition, 4th Printing New in None as Issued jacket BRAND NEW Copy. First published 1966. Autobiography/memoir. Life story of American author, ... folklorist and educator William A. Owens, (1905-1990). Reflections on a remarkable journey from a one-room schoolhouse situated in the rural poverty of Texas through earning of a doctorate in English from the Univ of Iowa in 1941, and ultimately teaching at Columbia Univ. This book was the subject of a Bill Moyes PBS special. A chronicle of a life lead when regional differences in the United States were considerable. Read more Show Less

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In this masterwork of classic Americana, William Owens eloquently recounts his struggle to overcome the harshest of adversaries - poverty and hunger - to earn an education in the small town of Pin Hook, Texas. He recalls in vivid detail how his mother labored to feed her family and hold it together, and how he fought for knowledge in a land that was for the most part illiterate. This is not only the chronicle of one man's insatiable desire for an education, but a rich chapter in the history of Texas. The book was the subject of a Bill Moyers PBS special. (51/2 X 81/4, 320 pages)
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Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly
Published 20 years ago and long out of print, this memoir is classic Americana that deserves renewed attention. It is a story of poverty and a family's struggle to stay together; of a youth's efforts to get an education. Pin Hook, in rural East Texas, was home to the Owens famiy. It was an isolated, unproductive farming community where everybody was dirt-poor and many were illiterate; where schooling took a back seat to working in the fields, and travel was by horse and wagon. The author came of age in the first quarter of this century, in a family of women who had lost most of their men; his only male relatives were brothers, an uncle and a cousin. This is a timeless portrait of growing up in America warm, funny, sadand when young William passes his college entrance examination, the reader is as elated as he is. (October 15)
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An inspiring book.
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  • ISBN-13: 9781558219892
  • Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
  • Publication date: 9/1/1999
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 320
  • Product dimensions: 5.50 (w) x 8.20 (h) x 0.92 (d)

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