My Daddy Was a Pistol and I'm a Son of a Gun Hardcover – August 12, 1986 by Lewis Grizzard 
 
The Southern humorist traces his past and analyzes his bittersweet, complex relationship with his father, a World War II hero who became a roaming alcoholic during the author's childhood
 
From Library Journal
Grizzard's father died 16 years ago, and every day since then his son has thought about him. This affecting memoir by the noted Southern journalist is "about his life and his hard times, about how much I loved him," and how, even at 40, "I'm still crying for him." Every man is special to his son, but Grizzard Senior certainly qualifies as a "character." He was a decorated war hero who was later forced out of the Army, a teacher and coach who was an impressive influence on his students and players, a con man who could smooth-talk money from strangers, and a drunk. As a portrait of a complicated man this book is recommended, and also for the sometimes astute things it has to say about father-son relationships and male rites of passage in contemporary America. Charles Michaud, Turner Free Lib., Randolph, Mass.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
 
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