An account of the Plains Indians, based on stories Basil heard while growing up in the Wichita Mountains.
Stories that include growing up in Oklahoma, moving to Lubbock, Texas, attending medical school, entering the Navy as a doctor, setting up a medical practice in Lubbock, and raising a family.
A collection of stories and poems. The first section is titled "Flirtations" and recounts times when the author or someone he loved, escaped death. Other stories include more about his life in Oklahoma and Texas.