Night Rider Author:Robert Penn Warren Robert Penn Warren's widely acclaimed first novel is set in Kentucky in the early days of the 20th century. Based on an historical incident in which the men who grew tobacco rose up against the men who bought it, this spare, poetic novel traces the involvement of a young lawyer unwillingly drawn into the struggle; he is forced to abandon the ver... more »y things he has built his life around--personal and professional morality, family and home, and finally society itself.« less