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- ISBN 9780975272787
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jun 2026
- Publisher: Winedale Publishing, U.S.
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Easy Going gives us Leon Hale where he is most at home, on the road.
In a collection drawn from his longtime column for The Houston Post he takes us with him from the Grand Prairie to the Piney Woods to the Lower Rio Grande Valley to the "quiet, thoughtful" countryside of Washington County. This is Texas at its backroads best, a portrait of people and places that remains fresh and unique despite the passage of time.
Hale is special. His view is clear and wide and his theme is happiness—the kind you come upon easily and naturally when you live with a relaxed openness, alert to the potential for joy in common day experience.
His world is a place we can go to when our spirits need soothing. His voice and outlook are grounded and authentic, filled with humor, sentiment and timeless warmth.
For sixty plus years, in twelve books and as featured columnist for Houston's two major newspapers, Leon Hale wrote the story of Texas. This is Texas as lived by the people he met in the cafes, country stores and crossroads of the state. Over his long life he received many accolades including, from the Texas Institute of Letters, the Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Novel and the Lon Tinkle Award for Excellence Sustained Throughout a Career. He retired from the Houston Chronicle in 2014 at the age of 93 and died in 2021.
