Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
These eleven stories continue the adventures of Silas Ermineskin and his sidekick Frank Fencepost, as Kinsella returns to the Cree Indian reserve in Hobbema, Alberta, where his cast of zany characters, last seen in The Fencepost Chronicles and The Miss Hobbema Pageant, is at its wry best.
About the Author
W. P. KINSELLA is the author of several short story collections, including three reissued by SMU Press: Red Wolf, Red Wolf (1990), Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes to Iowa (1993), and Go the Distance: Baseball Stories (1995), originally published as The Further Adventures of Slugger McBatt. He is best known for his award-winning novel Shoeless Joe, which became the film Field of Dreams in 1989. A native Canadian, Kinsella divides his time between western Canada and California.
Table of Contents
Bull -- Miracle on Manitoba Street -- The elevator -- Ice man -- Turbulence -- Saskatoon search -- The rain birds -- George the cat -- Conflicting statements -- Dream catcher -- Brother Frank's gospel hour.