New York: Random House, (1995) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first work of fiction by this naturalist and travel writer- a collection of seven short stories with characters ranging from a cigar factory lector (reader) in Tampa, Florida to a Vietnam vet running a tour boat to Estavanico, the African slave who accompanied the conquistadores in the 16th century. From the collection of noted Oklahoma book collector Larry Owens and INSCRIBED on the title page "for Larry." 277 pp. ISBN: 0-679-408762.