Samaritan Fling
John Fling delivers auto parts for a car dealer, but he also makes stops where the sum seems reluctant to shine.
A Family Adrift
Jim and Deborah Carey and their daughter Chastity are camping in an oil field. They don’t like it much, but their dreams of a future are better than the history of their past. They were farmers until they went broke and went searching for an oil boom. Jim had travelled derrick to derrick — 900 miles — looking for work.
Dog with Big Dreams
The odds on favorite to win the title of world animal Frisbee champion in 1979 was a tiny dog name Toke. Just 14 inches at the shoulders. The smallest world contender ever. But he could jump four times his height.
HOW’D HE DO?
“These are remarkable and poignant stories that need to be told.”
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KEN BURNS
“Those of us who know and work with Bob Dotson stand in awe of his gifts as a writer. Like the work so many viewers have come to love on NBC, this collection of stories captivates and inspires.”
- SAVANNAH GUTHRIE
“Throughout his remarkable career Bob Dotson has searched for the real essence of America – not by interviewing the so-called famous but by seeking out those unnoticed people we pass by every day. Dotson is a national treasure for caring enough to listen.”
- MEREDITH VIERA
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