Big Rigs, Elvis & The Grand Dragon Wayne

Perry, Michael L.

ISBN 10: 0963169564 / ISBN 13: 9780963169563

Published by Whistlers & Jugglers Pr, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Big Rigs, Elvis & The Grand Dragon Wayne
• Publisher: Whistlers & Jugglers Pr
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0963169564
• ISBN 13: 9780963169563
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Collected from publications as diverse as Esquire, Salon, Utne Reader, Orion, Troika and Road King, the essays in Big Rigs, Elvis & The Grand Dragon Wayne range through territory stretching from the Wyoming plains to the heart of Budapest. The itinerary includes stops in the basement of a burning building, a bunk room adjacent to a tenacious Central American prostitute, and a gospel shout in a granary. This is life observed from a country musicians tour bus, the cab of a careening Belizian sugarcane truck, and the back of a runaway cutting horse. Whether hitchhiking with truckers or simply writing to decline a handwritten invitation to a Ku Klux Klan rally, Michael Perry tells stories that are deceptively simple and abundantly wise.

About the Author

Mike Perry was raised on a small farm in northwestern Wisconsin, where he remains a resident of the small town of New Auburn. His work has appeared in numerous publications including Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Salon, and Cowboy Magazine, and his essays and humor are frequently heard on both Wisconsin and Minnesota public radio. When he's not contributing articles to magazines, Perry contributes humor to the local fire department by being the first volunteer fireman in village history to miss the monthly meeting because of a poetry reading. [expanded biographical information available at www.sneezingcow.com]