About this title: In this charming volume, popular Texas columnist Leon Hale recalls with wit and poignancy his early life, from birth to college through combat duty in World War II to his first job. By tums touching and hilarious, Paper Hero provides a personal look at Depression era life, as the Hale family chases an elusive prosperity from town to town across the West Cross Timbers of Texas.
Difficult though the times were -- with the frequent absence of his traveling salesman father and several periods of real hardship -- there was much to smile at, too.
In his graceful prose Hale renders vividly for ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Stated 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Texas A & M Univ Pr, College Station, Texas, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780940672369ISBN:0940672367
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 235 Pages. Measures: 6-1/4" x 9-1/2" Clean, tight copy with no writings or markings. Not an Ex-Library Book or a Book Club Edition. Colorfully illustrated dust jacket. Includes 15 stories, Epilogue, and a photograph and a brief biography of the author. The dust jacket is price-clipped. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Shearer Publishing Company, Fredericksburg, Texas
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780940672369ISBN:0940672367
Description: Near Fine in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. L6-DJ is mylar protected. DJ has price clipped, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has some wrinkling and wear on the spine edges and light shelf wear otherwise fine. Book is signed and dated by the author on the title page. "Paper Hero is a history of Leon Hales's youth, from birth in the small town of Stephenville through a series of homes in various parts of west Texas, and, finally, his college days at TexasTech ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Shearer Publishing, Fredericksburg, TX
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780940672369ISBN:0940672367
Description: Dust Jacket Design By Whitehead & Whitehead; Dust Jacket Illustration By Lee Ethel. Near Fine in Fine Dust Jacket in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First edition. Hardcover. xii, 242pp. Beige, cloth, gilt spine lettering, debossed author's initals front cover, light brown flecked endpapers. Dust jacket price 14.95. Lovely book design by Whitehead & Whitehead, set in Bembo type. Book has a few light spots to top edge ow/ Fine. Dust jacket is unblemished. No remainder markings. The Houston ... read more
Description: 1st edition, hardcover, dust jacket; book & jacket are near fine condition. The autobiography of a Texas newspaperman and author. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Shearer Publishing Company, Fredericksburg, Texas
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780940672369ISBN:0940672367
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author Z4-DJ is mylar protected. DJ has light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise fine. Book has a couple of stains on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise fine. Book is signed and dated by the author on the title page. "Paper Hero is a history of Leon Hales's youth, from birth in the small town of Stephenville through a series of homes in various parts of west Texas, and, finally, his college days at ... read more
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Signed by Author(s) Stated 1st edition. SIGNED by author. Cloth hardcover with dust jacket. NF/NF. SIGNED on FFEP. Inscription on 2nd FFEP reads: "June 15-89, For N-T-, I predict one day that name will be known across the county. Persevere, man, Leon Hale. " Clean, unmarked text. 235 pages. read more
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. TITLE: Paper Hero (Hardcover/Dust Jacket ) // Tight binding, light shelf wear, edges and spine crisp, Bright covers, Stated First Edition, FORMER LIBRARY BOOK ** OLD RANCH BOOKS: A Family Bookstore-Online Since '99 ** read more
Description: Near Fine in Fine jacket. For Leon Hale fans this is a must. It provides insight into Hale's life which colors most of his writing. Gift inscription, else fine, clipped dj. read more
Description: New. 0940672367 HARDCOVER, UNREAD NEW BUT HAS A VERY TINY BIT OF SHELF WEAR FROM STORE DISPLAY OR STORAGE, CLEAN & COMPLETE PAGES & COVER. read more
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Signed by Author For Leon Hale fans this is a must. It provides insight into Hale's life which colors most of his writing. Clipped dj. GIFT QUALITY. read more
Description: Hard Cover. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. STATED FIRST EDITION. ISBN: 0940672367. LARGE INSCRIPTION ON FFEP & SIGNED BY AUTHOR. CLEAN WITH LITTLE WEAR. NICE! (BK) read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Winedale Publishing
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780940672369ISBN:0940672367
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0940672367. Signed by author on flyleaf. Shadow of price stickers on front cover.; 0.99 x 9.3 x 6.29 Inches; 236 pages; Carefully packaged and mailed to be the best arrival condition. Thank you for shopping with us. read more
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