Heroes of a Texas Childhood

by Kinky Friedman

Literary essays by Kinky Friedman on the author's childhood heroes, including Barbara Jordan, Willie Nelson, and Davy Crockett.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0615306853
• ISBN13: 9780615306858
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Kismet Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 4.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up

Customer Reviews

Something different from the Kinkster

This is a different type of book from Kinky Friedman. It's non-fiction, and it's written from his heart. These are essays about the people he admires, his childhood heroes. They range from the expected (Sam Houston, Barbara Jordan) to the unexpected (Ace Reid, Lottie Cotton). The chapter Friedman writes about his father, Tom Friedman ("The Navigator") is especially warm amd touching. Some people see Kinky Friedman as a novelist, some as a humorist, some as a politician. Read this book and you'll know more about him as a person. As he writes in the book, "My friend Jim Hightower once told me that the best way to know somebody is to find out who that person's heroes are. It is an honor to share with you some of mine."