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1) Bleachers
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Language
English
Description
From the best-selling author of The Painted House, Skipping Christmas, and The Firm comes a nostalgic novel about high school football in a small Texas town, a place in which football has become a religion. High school all-American Neely Crenshaw was probably the best quarterback ever to play for the legendary Messina Spartans. Fifteen years have gone by since those glory days, and Neely has come home to Messina to bury Coach Eddie Rake, the man who...
Language
English
Description
After he is listed as missing-in-action for thirty-nine years in Vietnam, the remains of Lt. Jack E. Buchannon are brought home and buried as he is awarded the Medal Of Honor. Following the funeral for their fallen comrade, Jack's three childhood best friends, all Vietnam veterans, look back on their lives and service to their country.