Moore, Trent
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Forty years ago Port Aransas – a fishing village on the northern tip of Mustang Island with a population of 1200 – was largely shielded from the tumul
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t of the 1960s. When I think back on that insular world I grew up in from the perspective of today it seems as though it was the ultimate haven for those exhausted by social upheaval. The inhabitants were mostly service people or business owners that operated bait shops, fishing charters, 1930s-style vintage cottages, bars, convenience stores, and restaurants.
Trent Moore has written a wonderful memoir reflecting on that time just before commercial and demographic changes began to alter the nature of the town. In this book are entertaining and raw anecdotes of a history remembered by few. Old Port Aransas: Childhood adventures, school experiences, fishing, surfing, partying – Trent’s memories evoke a unique time and place in coastal bend history.
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