SynopsisWhen The Passing: Perspectives of Rural America appeared in the fall of 1988, Ferrol Sams's evocative stories, with paintings by Jim Harrison, drew immediate praise from fans and critics alike. Now the stories alone are available for the first time in trade paperback., Whether readers are experiencing these stories for the first time, or meeting them again like old friends, they will be unable to escape the magic woven by a master storyteller.