A Small Town In Texas: Reflections on Growing Up in the '50s and '60s (Texas Heritage Series)

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Summary: Life in small town Texas. Great, quick read.
Review: Glenn Dromgoole grew up during the Fifties and Sixties in the small town of Sour Lake in Hardin County, on the edge of the Big Thicket. This book of essays captures the spirit of that place and a bygone era. His father, Rev. Glenn Dromgoole, the pastor of the First Baptist Church in Sour Lake, was sort of a legendary figure in the area. I always thought he was something of a legend because he stayed at one Baptist church for so many years. But this book shows he was years ahead on civil rights and integration and took a very courageous stand to that effect. Lost a lot of friends over it. This book, however, will grow in value as the years go by.