North dallas after forty 1990 edition open library. North dallas forty paperback january 1, 1965 by peter gent author 5. Peter gent, 69, a onetime wide receiver with the dallas cowboys, whose 1973 novel, north dallas forty, exposed the drug use, hypocrisy and pervasive pain in the life of a pro football team. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Gent resided in bangor, michigan at the time of his death from a pulmonary disease on september 30, 2011,and was working on a novel. His body already racked with multiple injuries, phil elliot played by nick nolte in the major film of 1978 is a cynical tight end hooked on painkillers and other mindaltering substances who. With nick nolte, charles durning, mac davis, dayle haddon. The story of eight harrowing days in the chaotic life of a professional football player, north dallas forty, originally published in 1973, exposes an nfl rife with corruption, drugs, sex, and violence. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Read online 2c3294north dallas forty by peter gent book pdf free download link book now. North dallas forty hardcover june 10, 1905 by peter gent author. The first cowboy to wear his hair long, gent brought the 60s to one of americas most conservative franchises.
Texas high school football book for the many towns and cities of texas, high school football is more than a sport or an this book is a mustread for anybody that is a high school football fan. Docteur des land rover 2c3294north dallas forty by peter gent. North dallas forty 1973, by peter gent, was made into a move of the same name, starring nick nolte. Buy north dallas forty by peter gent online at alibris. After years of playing in the minors, will grant is called up to the majors as the new starting centerfielder for the n. Pdf north dallas forty peter gent 9781892129895 books north dallas forty peter gent 9781892129895 books download as pdf. North dallas forty paperback january 1, 2003 by peter gent author. Adapted for the screen in 1979, this novel, written by exdallas cowboy peter gent, is widely considered the best football novel of all time. Read north dallas forty by peter gent available from rakuten kobo. North dallas forty by peter gent overdrive rakuten. Based on the popular novel by former dallas cowboy peter gent, north dallas forty depicts nolte as an aging ballplayer who, through a woman he meets, is drawn away from the masculine, violent world in which he has lived so long. North dallas forty ebook by peter gent rakuten kobo. North dallas after forty by peter gent, paperback barnes. It was directed by ted kotcheff and based on the bestselling novel by peter gent.
Both were based on true characters and events and tore the curtain off the real nfl of the late 60s and early 70s. Mixing the potent thrills of the gridiron with a flavorful, occasionally harrowing, depiction of what happens in the. The week 11 sportsdayhs texas high school football hero is. He became a novelist after his retirement, authoring the bestseller north dallas forty.
Read north dallas forty online by peter gent books free 30day. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. This site is like a library, you could find million book here by using search box in the header. Gents first work, north dallas forty 1973, is a semiautobiographical account of the last playing days of phil. American footballer who wrote the hit novel north dallas forty footballs violence and military ethos seemed to sum up the worst aspects of the us. George davis peter gent august 23, 1942 september 30, 2011 was a wide receiver in the. American footballer who wrote the hit novel north dallas. North dallas forty by peter gent nook book ebook barnes. Phillip elliott nick nolte is a veteran passcatcher for the north dallas bulls, who bear a strong resemblance to the dallas cowboysnot surprising.
In doing so, he finds himself at odds with the teams management. Others, like meat on the hoof or instant replay, are recognizably about a time past but can still profitably be read in the present. North dallas forty peter gent 9781892129895 books north dallas forty. George davis peter gent was a michigan state university basketball player and national football league wide receiver turned novelist.
By using the web site, you confirm that you have read. Protagonist phil elliott tells the story of the dallas cowboys of the 60s who party, drink, use drugs, womanize, endure terrible pain, suffer racism, and feel fear. Publication date 1974 publisher new york new american library. Nprs scott simon speaks with peter gent, author of north dallas forty a fictional look at the world of pro football based on gents experience as a player with the 1960s dallas cowboys. Some, like paper lion, feel old, artifacts of their times. Onetime dallas cowboy peter gents tellall novel about the big business of football is the source for ted kotcheffs film, which explores the destructive world faced by nfl players both on and. Author and former dallas cowboys receiver peter gent saw his nflexposing book.
He played college basketball at michigan state university. At his careers end, gent turned to writing, debuting with the sensational north dallas forty, a look at the dark side of professional football, which was made into a film in 1979 starring nick nolte. Read online 2c3294 north dallas forty by peter gent book pdf free download link book now. George davis peter gent august 23, 1942 september 30, 2011 was a wide receiver in the national football league for the dallas cowboys. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. North dallas forty is a 1979 american sports comedydrama film starring nick nolte, mac davis, and g. The very least you can say about peter gents all tough book about pro football is that its like a cold slow bum and youll be glad this former dallas cowboy has found a longer term career he can write. A classic novel about a week inside a pro football team on the field, the men who play football are gladiators, titans. Read north dallas forty by peter gent for free with a 30 day free trial. Just before talking to burgin, in fact, i read a savage novel called north dallas forty, by excowboy flanker pete gent, and it had cranked up my interest in both dallas and the cowboys enough so. His first and most famous book, a semiautobiographical novel entitled north dallas forty, was published in 1973. North dallas forty paperback october 30, 2000 by peter gent author.
This book is a fictional account of eight harrowing days in the. North dallas forty hardcover january 1, 1973 by peter gent author. North dallas forty hall of fame series book 1 peter gent author 2011 chuck noll the library of pittsburgh sports history series michael. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Peter gents classic novel looks at the seedy underbelly of the pro game, chronicling eight days in the life of phil elliott, an aging receiver for the texas. North dallas forty by peter gent is a novelized equivalent of baseballs nonfiction ball four by jim bouton.
Spradlin set in the decadent world of american professional football in the late 1970s. Fictitious pro football story told by a real nfl player. Author and former dallas cowboys receiver peter gent saw his nflexposing book turned into an exceptional movie about the game in. Read will grant, center field by jean joachim available from rakuten kobo. Having enjoyed both north dallas 40 and other titles by peter gent, i was surprised to find this particular title somewhat lacking. Start reading north dallas forty on your kindle in under a minute. Friday night lights study guide from litcharts the. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Almost four decades after it was published, north dallas forty remains the best novel ever written about american football. Peter gent wrote two of the greatest sports fiction books ever, north dallas forty and the franchise. Texas celebrity turkey trot by gent, peter and a great selection of related books.
Be the first to ask a question about north dallas after 40. Of course, it is a reprisal of the characters we met in the original nd40 but quite a few years have passed and the lives of the main characters are not quite the same as they were. A semifictional account of life as a professional americanstyle football player. North dallas forty 1979, directed by ted kotcheff first blood and adapted from a semiautobiographical novel by peter gent, gets an extra super bowl xlv relevance point for incorporating a. Loosely based on the dallas cowboys team of the early 1970s.
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