A short story collection follows the fortunes of a diverse group of characters on singularly American pilgrimages, including an East Coast girl who dares a cowboy to whisk her away to the Rocky Mountains.
Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1997
Contents:
Pilgrims Elk talk Alice to the east Bird shot Tall folks Landing Come and fetch these stupid kids The many things that Denny Brown did not know (age fifteen) The names of flowers and girls At the Bronx terminal vegetable market The famous torn and restored lit cigarette trick The finest wife
