Tongues of the monte

The author took a trip, 2000 miles on horseback, across Northern Mexico with the characters being inventions, patched from realities. He invented a slight string of experiences on which to thread tales and people. Dobie's Mexico is of the hot, dry brush country of the Montes, the western footwhills of the Sierra Madre Orientale. Dobie brings his characters together to eat, drink, or take a siesta; and they tell sotires or discuss their beliefs, customs, and attitudes.