In Idaho in the 1880s, a young woman dons the mask of her murdered brother to fight for statehood and against lawlessness.

Contains profiles, contextual essays, historical images, and appendices that provide information about the 229 women who have served in Congress from 1917 through 2006.

"Rex, a majestic black stallion revered as a deity on the exotic island of Sujan, is kidnapped and spireited off to America by a crooked rancher who wants to auction him off to the highest bidder. After excaping into the wild, Rex meets Rin Tin Tin, who helps the horse evade recapture as rival factions search for him."--Container.

These stories trace trivial human lives and mundane desires, which is precisely where Vonnegut₂s inimitable perspective as a humanist shines, illuminating his alternating hopeful and dismal outlook, although undoubtedly focusing on the latter.