Hey, does this woman author (a one-time college President, for Heaven's sake ) look like a devotee of the Old West to you? In the "Preface" to Tie One to That , you'll find out precisely why she is. Read the stories-you're likely to discover something you don't know, including "lingo," especially in "Lillie Langtry's 'Lash La Rue Sweet Potatoes' World Crusade, Or Why You Can't Buy Quintussential Western Wear Boots." It will also introduce you to Total Quality guru Dr. W. Edwards Deming. "Now how in the world is he relevant to the Old West," you're asking. Dr. Sadler will let you know....
Hey, does this woman author (a one-time college President, for Heaven's sake ) look like a devotee of the Old West to you? In the "Preface" to Tie One...
The storylines, frames, narrators (e.g., cats, an historical dog, a tuning fork, God) of Sadler's arsenal are unusual and can be shocking ("The Last Time Americans Agreed on Anything Was World War II"). The "history," always at least grounded in truth, includes Native Americans, the American Revolution (and the Welsh in North Carolina), the Civil War, the Quasi-War with France, Grey Wolf and Turkey, slaves and slave uprisings (not just in America but Austria and Cartagena), the Indus civilization, a take-over of the world (and Afghanistan) by a coalition of cats and horses, an old maid...
The storylines, frames, narrators (e.g., cats, an historical dog, a tuning fork, God) of Sadler's arsenal are unusual and can be shocking ("The Last T...