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Terry Tallent recounts numerous misadventures inspired by his own life in this sometimes humorous, sometimes heart-rending collection of 44 short stories. Some of the tales are interconnected and woven among free-standing yarns. Diverse themes are explored throughout. Among them: the game of pool, a California beach town in the 1950's, romance in the South Seas, an unsolved library murder, surfing in the early 60's, the rise of modern-day Berlin after reunification, sea turtle biology, Samoan culture, Poe's ominous bird of yore, coitus interruptus, bohemians & debauchery. The collection's...

A devastating flood of the Ventura River in 1832 nearly destroys Mission San Buenaventura on the coast of California. But it also unites three unlikely friends: Inigua - a rebellious Chumash elder, Father Francisco Uria - the eccentric Padre-Superior of the mission, and Pablo - an orphaned mestizo boy who yearns to become a vaquero. When Padre Uria pairs Inigua (a former vaquero himself) with Pablo, each is leery of the other, but they eventually form a bond as strong as the braided rawhide lariat they plan to make. The two travel inland to Rancho Ojai to begin the reata, but soon run afoul...