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Big and Bright
Gray Levy
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Description for Big and Bright
Hardback. For many cities of Texas, high school football is more than a sport-it's the glue of their community. Author Gray Levy, disillusioned with the state of the education system, traveled to Texas to see what they were doing right. What he found will both confirm and debunk common presumptions about high school football in Texas. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 27 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
Texas is a diverse state. But the one thing that binds Texans more than their state pride, even more than religion, is football. For the many towns and cities of Texas, high school football is more than a sport or an extracurricular activity—it’s the glue of their community. Author Gray Levy, a high school football coach for more than two decades, became disillusioned with the state of the education system nationwide and traveled to Texas, a place where high school football still matters, to see just what schools and communities were doing right. What he found will both confirm and ... Read more
Texas is a diverse state. But the one thing that binds Texans more than their state pride, even more than religion, is football. For the many towns and cities of Texas, high school football is more than a sport or an extracurricular activity—it’s the glue of their community. Author Gray Levy, a high school football coach for more than two decades, became disillusioned with the state of the education system nationwide and traveled to Texas, a place where high school football still matters, to see just what schools and communities were doing right. What he found will both confirm and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9781630760892
SKU
V9781630760892
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Gray Levy
Gray Levy started coaching high school football while attending the University of Nevada, Reno in the 1980s. After spending twenty years as a teacher for the Washoe County School District, he retired to pursue other interests. Big and Bright is his first book and his research in Texas was the first adventure of his post-teaching career. Levy spends summers traveling, ... Read more
Reviews for Big and Bright
Big and Bright has captured what Texas High School Football means—not only to the players and coaches, but entire communities. There is nothing better than a Friday night in Texas—watching a high school football game and being a part of the passion that exists in this state—and Levy does a great job depicting what it’s like in many Texas communities. ... Read more