Bob Dollar, a directionless and homeless young man, takes a job that leads him into the vastness of Texas and Oklahoma. The job isn't exactly ideal; Bob is tasked with searching for suitable land for pig farming, but at least it's something. In this godforsaken area, he encounters the most eccentric people and their fates. Life out there teaches the young man not to take himself too seriously, to come to terms with his troubling past, and to take control of his destiny. A great novel about contemporary America—full of life and poetry, rugged beauty, and wonderful humor.