The Chicken That Won a Dogfight

by Ben Burton

Book Overview

Burton came to Hot Springs H.S. to coach football when former Pres. Bill Clinton was a senior there. Burton's roots are in SW Arkansas, only 40 miles from Clinton's at Hope, AR. Burton recalls with originality and humor his late depression-day childhood in a section of our country where, then and now, family values are firm, and hope endures. His family was poor. But as he remembers the days of his youth, imagination, play, and family tenderness filled...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874832586
• ISBN13: 9780874832587
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: August House Publishers
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Great Southern humor. Good, fun messages for all ages

The book contains several stories about Burton and his twin brother growing up in Southern Arkansas during the depression. Despite this time frame, the book is a great read for all ages. It has warm wit and humor and very inspiring messages.