perry, michael

The author, a nearly forty emergency medical responder in a small Wisconsin town, chronicles humorous, hapless, and rewarding events from one year of his life, focusing on his repair of a 1951 International Harvester pickup truck and a hopeful new romance that followed several failed ones.

Presents a collection of essays that chronicles the author's first-hand experiences living, working, and growing up in the rural Midwest.

A portrait of country life through the eyes of Tom Hartwig, an eighty-two year-old man who lives in rural Wisconsin, drives a team of oxen in local parades, and likes to fire his homemade cannons.

Michael Perry chronicles the experiences he had after returning to his childhood hometown of New Auburn, Wisconsin, and joining the volunteer fire department.