Beginning as a seeker, Dobson
becomes a faithful recorder of other people’s search for contentment, introducing
us to a firefighter with a farm at the end of the world, a fiery Christian
conservative, a man sharing a van with a crowd of cats, a former circus carny
who’s found the secret to living life, and a homeless Native American offering
a special and enduring gift.
Ridden out of a hostile Kansas town, sniffed by
bears, confronted by bison and a recalcitrant moose, Dobson cannot help but see
how land, sky, weather, and a world of circumstances influence people.
Against
the majestic sweep of the open plains and endless horizon, his story is one of
hope and desperation, richness and simplicity—a portrait of who we are in the heartland
of America.
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