Happiness is a
box of Dupont 50,
some Redhead Matches,
and a "project" or two.
Cactus Rat
For the first time in recorded history, the complete short stories of
the infamous* Chinle Miller have been compiled in a book that the
publisher hopes won't get anyone arrested (especially the publisher).
Come sit around the campfire with an archaeologist after he
unwittingly brings a unique curse upon himself; watch Ernie, the
county road supervisor, accidentally bomb his own highway shed;
discover a cryptic form of rock art just in time for it to save your
life; and discover how a Navajo uses a Hopi rain dance to start a fire
in a gated development, shutting it down before it can even be built.
This book has it all – epic plane crashes, albino grizzly bears,
accidental movie stars, runaway rednecks, wild Aussies, and even
uranium miners with vanity plates on their old Dodge Power Wagons. And
you'll meet Annie, the sweet little old lady who unknowingly foils an
attempt to open a cyanide pit gold mine. As a bonus, you'll discover
the possible fate of Everett Ruess, the young artist who went missing
in the canyons many years ago. But best of all, included are the only
known writings of Cactus Rat and Yeller Cat, two of the world's finest
and, shall we say, most unique, desert rats.
