The village of Holcomb stands on the high wheat plains of western Kansas, a lonesome area that other Kansans call ‘out there.’ . . .The land is flat, the views are awesomely extensive; horses, herds of cattle, a white cluster of grain elevators rising as gracefully as Greek temples are visible long before a traveler reaches them.
Truman CapoteAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist, Writer
- Nationality: american
- Born: September 30, 1924
- Died: August 25, 1984
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