He does it all so well. He could, as they say in Washington, make a conservative cry, a liberal laugh. This latest collection of his stuff shows off everything he has. . . .
Every page is a story, every word is a gem.
Larry L. King one of the finest and most versatile of our American writers. . . . Nobody much understands this except writers, lawyers, and politicians. Few of those will admit it. . . . All of these pieces represent an ongoing attempt to define and understand his native place and his mind's country. Many of these pieces were previously published in such magazines as Texas Monthly, Story, The Washingtonian , and Parade , while several appear here in print for the first time.