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  • Tales of a Texas Boy

  • By: Marva Dasef
  • Narrated by: Donny Baarns
  • Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (10 ratings)

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Tales of a Texas Boy

By: Marva Dasef
Narrated by: Donny Baarns
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How do you handle a crazy jackass? Eddie knows. If you ask Eddie, he'll tell you pigs can fly and show you where to find real mammoth bones. Take his word for it when he tells you always to bet on the bear. These are things he learned while dreaming of becoming a cowboy in West Texas during the Depression. Through Eddie, the hero of Tales of a Texas Boy, we find that growing up is less about maturity and more about roping your dreams. Hold on tight. It's a bumpy ride. A wonderful listen for anyone who enjoys audiobooks like Little House on the Prairie or Tom Sawyer. A great bit of nostalgia for seniors, too.

©2007 Marva Dasef (P)2013 Marva Dasef
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A WONDERFUL RIDE, BACK TO DEPRESSION-ERA TEXAS

What a wonderful story! It's broken down into shorter stories/essays by a young boy named Eddie, about growing up with his family in rural Texas back in the 1920's/30's. I was born in 1968 so I missed out on this challenging and tumultuous time, but this story has a very realistic feel, and I was swept away into a very different world. It must have been so harrowing and scary for the adults, not knowing what if anything the future holds... but for the kids, they found not only adversity but also adventure. They were kids, after all. They can have fun in a pile of mud :)

I loved following Eddie, his family and his adventures, it was very well written and narrated, and it reminded me of stories my dad used to tell me, about him growing up in rural Alabama in the 30's and 40's. Really enjoyed listening :)

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