Ebook {Epub PDF} When the Men Were Gone by Marjorie Herrera Lewis

In Marjorie Herrera Lewis's debut historical novel the inspiring true story of high school teacher Tylene Wilson—a woman who surprises everyone as she breaks with tradition to become the first high school football coach in Texas—comes to life."A wonderfully touching and beautiful story.  · A cross between Friday Night Lights and The Atomic City Girls, When The Men Were Gone is a debut historical novel based on the true story of Tylene Wilson, a woman in 's Texas who, in spite of extreme opposition, became a female football coach in order to keep her students from heading off to war. Football is the heartbeat of Brownwood, bltadwin.ru: William Morrow Paperbacks.  · Texas, football is king during the fall. But during World War 2 almost all the coaches left to join the armed bltadwin.ruie Herrera Lewis discusses her in.

Marjorie Herrera Lewis knew early on she wanted a career related to sports. After several years at small newspapers, at age twenty-seven she began working at the Fort Worth bltadwin.ru after, she was named a beat writer for the Dallas Cowboys and eventually joined the Dallas Morning News sportswriting staff. While writing When the Men Were Gone, she became inspired to try her hand at. Marjorie Herrera Lewis (born ) is a sports journalist best known for her novel When the Men Were Gone. In , the book was selected by Sports Illustrated as one of the best sports books in its year-in-review issue. In , at age 60, Lewis coached defensive backs at Texas Wesleyan University, making her the only female college football coach at any level that year. When The Men Were Gone. likes · 3 talking about this. Author Marjorie Herrera Lewis' debut novel is a beautiful story of Tylene Wilson, a Texas high school football coach in

A cross between Friday Night Lights and The Atomic City Girls, When The Men Were Gone is a debut historical novel based on the true story of Tylene Wilson, a woman in 's Texas who, in spite of extreme opposition, became a female football coach in order to keep her students from heading off to war. Football is the heartbeat of Brownwood, Texas. When the Men Were Gone is a historical fiction novel by Marjorie Herrera Lewis. The book (William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins) is based on the true story of Tylene Wilson, a teacher and an assistant principal in Brownwood, Texas, during World War II. Wilson volunteered to coach the Daniel Baker College football team in when the coach left to serve in the war. Thursday, J. Genre: Historical / Biographical / Sports Fiction. Publisher: William Morrow. Date of Publication: October 2, Number of Pages: ABOUT THE BOOK: A cross between Friday Night Lights and The Atomic City Girls, When The Men Were Gone is a debut historical novel based on the true story of Tylene Wilson, a woman in s Texas who, in spite of extreme opposition, became a female football coach in order to keep her students from heading off to war.