{"product_id":"friday-night-lives-photos-from-the-town-the-team-and-after-hardcover","title":"Friday Night Lives: Photos from the Town, the Team, and After - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHanif Abdurraqib\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1988, when Robert Clark was in his early twenties, he traveled to Odessa, Texas, to create a visual element for a book about a high school football team. That book was Buzz Bissinger's \u003ci\u003eFriday Night Lights\u003c\/i\u003e--the chronicle of a season with the Permian Panthers, one of the state's winningest teams of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout twenty photos appeared in Bissinger's book, but Clark shot 137 rolls of film during his time with the Panthers. \u003ci\u003eFriday Night Lives\u003c\/i\u003e collects dozens of the never-before-seen images, taking us back to the team, the city, and that dramatic season. The archival photos, published here on the thirtieth anniversary of the publication of Bissinger's bestseller, capture intimate moments among the players and their families and classmates, as well as the wider world of Odessa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow the players have grown up. \u003ci\u003eFriday Night Lives\u003c\/i\u003e also includes Clark's portraits of key Panthers figures at a later age, documenting complex lives of beauty and struggle. Boobie Miles, the star fullback sidelined by injury, is here, along with Coach Gaines and others. In his heartfelt foreword, best-selling author Hanif Abdurraqib describes how Clark's photos rehumanize the players, reminding us of the truth of their young lives before their stories became nationally known in print, film, and television.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Clark is a longtime contract photographer for \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e and the photographer for the original edition of \u003ci\u003eFriday Night Lights\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published several books, \u003ci\u003eFirst Down Houston: The Birth of an NFL Franchise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEvolution: A Visual Record\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFeathers: Displays of Brilliant Plumage\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eImage America\u003c\/i\u003e, which featured an American road trip and was the first book of photos shot solely with a cellphone camera. Clark lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 11.1 x 8.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768797135136,"sku":"9781477321195","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8223a39ad18253937e6e2fb85a8609d3.webp?v=1780337513","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/friday-night-lives-photos-from-the-town-the-team-and-after-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}