Written by history students at Gary High School, Gary, Texas, this volume presents several diverse pictures of life in East Texas. The first article, "Jim Driver, Panola County Oil and Gas Boom," (Bobby Kelly and Billy Anderson) talks about drilling for oil and gas and the concerns of an employee of the drilling company. "When I Was Nine Years Old," (Elizabeth Roussean and Bobbie Wyatt) presents the year 1906 as experienced by a nine year old girl living in East Texas. The article, "A Pair of Potters," (Donna Frazier and Dee Fields) interviews twin sisters who have spent a lifetime making pottery from East Texas clay. "Charles Hughes," (David Pass and Henry Marx) talks about a master saddle marker and his trade. The last article "Trapping" (Henry Marx and David Pass) is about Hoot Robertson who has spent a lifetime as a trapper. (BZ)