Big Wheat: A Tale of Bindlestiffs and Blood

by Richard A. Thompson

Book Overview

The summer of 1919 is over, and on the high prairie, a small army of men, women, and machines moves across the land, bringing in the wheat harvest. Custom threshers, steam engineers, bindlestiffs, cooks, camp followers, and hobos join the tide. Big Wheat is king as people gleefully embrace the gospels of progress and greed. But with Big Wheat comes a serial killer who calls himself the Windmill Man. He believes he has a holy calling to water the newly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590588207
• ISBN13: 9781590588208
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"