This volume brings together five essays that Mr. King considers "true facts, " ten that constitute "tall tales, " and four short stories that he classifies as "pure fiction." All of these pieces represent an ongoing attempt to define and understand his native place and his mind's country. They cover subjects ranging from a rape trial to dubious recipes and points between: writing, politics, Little League baseball, Texas basketball, racial integration in the military, dogs, sinning, and stories of troubled lives.
- ISBN10 0292743300
- ISBN13 9780292743304
- Publish Date 1 January 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 July 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Texas Press
- Edition Univ of Texas PR ed.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 218
- Language English