num_pages: 149
description: This hardcover book is Seasonal Editorials of Frank Grimes. This book is edited by Charles Marler and illustrated by Ruth Jackson. Dr. Charles Marler, Abilene Christian University professor, performed a noteworthy service when he collected and edited the Christmas editorials written for the Abilene Reporter-News by the late Frank Grimes from 1923 to 1960. It certainly benefits longtime readers of the newspaper, those devoted clients who still miss the wit and wisdom of the venerable journalist. It also helps those who believe the Christmas experience reflects the changing economy, the wars and rumors of wars and the tremendous technological advances. As Dr. Marler wrote, the Christmas editorials offer a "rich sociological tour" of a distinct American era. Primarily, however, this is a service to all those who appreciate the writings by a master craftsman. Two examples are the 1955 editorial, "Christmas at Copperas Cove" and the final one, the 1960 piece written from a tuberculosis sanatorium near San Angelo, "Thank You. May the Lord Bless You." These two alone are proof enough.
language: English
title: Lone Star Christmas: Seasonal Editorials of Frank Grimes
titlecomplete: Lone Star Christmas: Seasonal Editorials of Frank Grimes
publisher: Abilene Christian Univ Pr