Old Country Store Hosts Book Signing with Dwana Pusser
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Dwana (center) pictured below with the Shaw Family.....
Posted December 14th, 2008: Join us Sunday, December 21st as we host a very special Book Signing with Dwana Pusser. She will be with us to sign her autobiography, "Walking On". You won't want to miss it. See more info below...
Old Country Store to Host Book Signing of "Walking On" with
Dwana Pusser
(Jackson , TN) Residents of Jackson, Madison County and West Tennessee are invited to meet the daughter of the late Sheriff Buford Pusser, made famous in the feature film "Walking Tall," in which he carried a big stick to bring justice to a West Tennessee county.
Dwana Pusser will be signing copies of her autobiography, "Walking On," at Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store on Sunday, December 21st at from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Author Dwana Pusser said, "This book is an inspirational book for women to stay strong and keep walking on in the bad times. It tells the story of how I went through the fire and came out walking on the other side." The book also give documentation of the events surrounding her father's death.
Deborah Shaw Laman, Old Country Store marketing director, said, "It will be an honor to have Dwana with us on December 21st for this special book signing. She has been a friend of ours for many years and is a fascinating person. We hope everyone can stop by to meet this wonderful champion for her father's memory who is herself an important force for tourism in Tennessee."
A fearless lawman on a crusade against the mobsters and murderers ruling the state line between Mississippi and Tennessee in the 1960's, Sheriff Buford Pusser was larger than life. During the six years he served as sheriff, Pusser jailed thousands of criminals. He was shot, ambushed, and stabbed multiple times. At one point he even wrestled and successfully defeated a bear. Made famous as the Walking Tall sheriff wielding a big stick, Buford Pusser has been the subject of four feature films, a television series, and a handful of books. Now for the first time, Buford Pusser's daughter, Dwana, presents the story of the McNairy County sheriff's life and legacy as it has truly never been told before.
Devoted to the memory of her legendary father, Dwana Pusser traces his life from his childhood in Adamsville , Tennessee in 1937 through his death in an automobile crash in 1974. This intimate, thrilling, and heartfelt biography presents Pusser as only his family and closest friends knew him. From the highly publicized and tragic ambush that resulted in the death of Pusser's wife to the private, tender memories only a daughter can relate about her beloved father, all of the events of Pusser's life unfold in this engaging and exciting read. A well-deserved addition to the lore surrounding the celebrated sheriff, this title is certain to surprise and captivate old and new Buford Pusser fans alike.
Dwana Pusser worked in radio broadcast communications for more than fifteen years. She is actively involved in civic affairs in Adamsville, Tennessee and she keeps alive the spirit and feats of her father by maintaining a website in his honor and hosting the annual Buford Pusser Festival in Adamsville.
For more information, go to www.sheriffbufordpusser.com. Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store is located at 56 Casey Jones Lane in Jackson, Tennessee in Casey Jones Village. The Casey Jones Village website is www.caseyjones.com
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