Headlights on the Prairie: Essays on Home

Synopsis

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 Darker Side: Damaged Young Men Returning Home From War, Long-haul Truckers Addicted To Crystal Meth, The Sadly Heroic Residents Of A Nursing Home Bearing The Euphemistic Name Manor Of The Plains. Each Chapter Tells Its Own Story, While Each Story Advances The Overarching Narrative Of A Native Son Growing Up In, Leaving, And Ultimately Returning To The Place That Formed Him As A Writer And A Person-- 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. Robert Rebeinches Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.