When the Men Were Gone, Marjorie Herrera LewisSublimely ties together the drama of high school football, gender politics, and the impact of war on a small town in Texas. Sports Illustrated A 2019 One of the Best Books So Far Newsweek. com 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 1940's Texas who, in spite of extreme opposition, became a female football coach in order to

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