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Synopsis
Following the life of journalist Bryan Woolley, this lively account paints a colorful and accurate picture of newspaper reporting on the Mexican border 50 years ago. From Woolley's initiation at the El Paso Times to his smoking cigars with Andres Segovia and his pulling on the pant leg of Louie Armstrong to get an interview, this is the tale of the cantankerous, boozy, cynical, and somehow heroic characters who once inhabited the newsroom of a great American town. Highlighting the glory days of journalism, this autobiography shows how a single newspaper story can change people's lives for the better.
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"Bryan Woolley is the troubadour of Texas journeys, large and small." --Laura Furman, series editor, the O. Henry Prize stories
"Bryan Woolley's writing is vivid and heartfelt, expansive with character and insight. You can read The Wonderful Room in less than an hour, but there's a whole world in it. It's a great big little book." --Steve Harrigan, author, The Gates of the Alamo
"I loved Woolley's stories about newspapering in El Paso. They have the feel and smell of the real world of the newsroom where I also grew up. The Wonderful Room made me wish mine had been in El Paso. " --Jim Lehrer, novelist and PBS news anchor
"Bryan Woolley has written another gem, this one drawn from days when newspaper editors wore weird green translucent visors, the kid reporter's assignments served up drinks and smokes with Ty Cobb and Louis Armstrong, and he was lost in the rain in Juárez, long before anyone heard of Bob Dylan." --Jan Reid, author, The Hammer Comes Down
About the Author
Bryan Woolley is a former reporter for the Dallas Morning News. He is the author of numerous books, including Generations and Other True Stories, Sam Bass, and Texas Road Trip. He is the recipient of an O. Henry Magazine Journalism Award, three Stanley Walker Newspaper Journalism Awards, and four Texas Headliner Journalism Awards. He lives in Dallas, Texas.
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- PublisherWings Press
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0916727742
- ISBN 13 9780916727741
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages78
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