In this one volume, readers have access to the two decades of Hoosier mythology created by Michael Martone, one of Indiana s most recognized voices. This book collects work from Martone s first five books: Alive and Dead in Indiana, Safety Patrol, Fort Wayne Is Seventh on Hitler s List (IUP, 1990, 1992), Pensees: The Thoughts of Dan Quayle, and Seeing Eye. Virtually all of the stories in this "double-wide" collection speak to the Hoosier experience and imagination. Places like Martone s hometown of Fort Wayne, as well as Peru, Elkhart, and Indianapolis, and narrators such as Colonel Sanders, Alfred Kinsey, and James Dean s high school English teacher all come to life with the author s trademark blend of irreverent humor and incisive reality."