Landry's Boys: An Oral History of a Team and an Era
by Peter Golenbock
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Author: Peter GolenbockEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-09-01
ISBN: 1572437464
Number of pages: 480
Publisher: Triumph Books
Book Reviews of Landry's Boys: An Oral History of a Team and an Era
Book Review: Good Oral Biography
Summary: 4 Stars
I am impressed and was entertained and informed.
First off, the book has a lot of different voices through the entire book, especially in the early years of the Cowboys. It has good stories, especially where the real story and the published one are different.
And while the self-serving antics of Hollywood Henderson get boring, it is a relatively minor issue.
Kudos to the author for getting a lot out of Duane Thomas and other tough interviews.
The portraits of people like Tom Landry and Don Meredith are nuanced and very human.
Only reason it does not get 5 stars is because it ends too early, at the beginning of the Jerry Jones era. Also, a picture of Lance Rentzel is labeled as Lance Alworth, there is reference to Sil Gillman as being an assistant coach of the team and other typos.
Summary of Landry's Boys: An Oral History of a Team and an Era
In their own words, Dallas Cowboys from the Tom Landry era?the era that established the Cowboys as America?s Team?recall in colorful detail their greatest triumphs, most heartbreaking defeats, memorable teammates and opponents, and off-the-field controversies.Football (American) Books
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