Eighter from Decatur: Growing Up in North Texas

By Jim Tom Barton

Book Overview

There was a time in North Texas when the "law" meant the sheriff rather than statutes or court decisions, and people were sometimes arrested for "looking suspicious." Many country doctors had minimal education, but they were hardworking and dedicated. Home remedies, patent medicine, and placebos bought at medicine shows were commonplace. Emotional revival meetings in open tabernacles spiced hot summer nights.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890969930
• ISBN13: 9780890969939
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"