My Daddy Was a Pistol and I'm a Son of a Gun
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (926 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1588382745 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 285 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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NewSouth Books is pleased to put back into print another of the works of American humorist Lewis Grizzard Jr. Grizzard spent his early career as a newspaper sportswriter and editor, becoming the sports editor of the Atlanta Journal at age 23, but he was much better known for his humorous columns in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about t
He died in 1994. Grizzard published 25 books, including collections of his columns and expanded versions of his stand-up comedy routines. Grizzard spent his early career as a newspaper sportswriter and editor, becoming the sports editor of the Atlanta Journal at age 23, but he was much better known for his humorous columns in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the American South. He was also a popular stand-up comedian and lecturer. . Grizzard commented brilliantly and memorably on issues prevalent throughout America, including relationships between men and women, politics, and health. About the Author NewSouth Books is pleased to put back into print another of the w
Lewis Grizzard always made us laugh. But in My Daddy Was a Pistol and I'm a Son of a Gun, when he told all about his father a certified war hero and a shameless passer of bad checks; a charmer of men and women and a consummate con artist; a man of great courage and an alcoholic destined to drink himself to death he made us cry, too. And he gave us a hilarious, moving account of that "tender, spooky territory: that country of the heart inhabited by fathers and sons."
One Star I did not receive the book you mention but another by Grizzard which I find fine. A Customer said How to handle the grief of losing your father.. With this work Grizzard departs from his usual mileu of homespun humor and examines the special relationship between fathers and sons. In doing so, the author takes the reader on a bittersweet trip through his father's life to include his military experi. Lewis Grizzard At His Best! bez Lewis Grizzard is truly my Southern humorist hero - so much that when he died I felt like I had lost a dear friend!This one will have tears rolling down your cheeks with a smile on your face!! The man definitely had a way with words!