Headlights on the prairie : essays on home / Robert Rebein.

"In his third book, Robert Rebein pulls together a unified collection of narrative essays set largely on the high plains of western Kansas. He introduces readers to a world of feedlot cowboys, stock car drivers, and young boys dreaming of basketball glory, while also providing glimpses into a d...

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Main Author: Rebein, Robert, 1964- (Author)
Other title:Essays. Selections.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2017]
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505 0 |a Why I Hate The Wizard of Oz -- Bullet in the Brain -- A Fire on the Moon -- Of Cattle, Bush Hogs, and Men -- The Fight -- Hoops, Happiness, Pistol Pete, and Me -- Biscuits and Meth -- Farewell, My Lovely -- Dog Heaven -- A Horse in the Country -- Driver's Education -- Home on the Range. 
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