rez car
n.— «He described his “cat and mouse” tactics: he would purposely allow himself to be seen, and then flee as far as Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia in cars he picked up on the reservations. “Rez cars,” he called them.» —“Fugitive Tells of Life on the Run and of a Killing” by Michael Wilson New York Times Apr. 7, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Barbara Kingsolver’s book Demon Copperhead is a retelling of Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield set in today’s Appalachia. Martha shares memories of a long-ago visit to Kingsolver’s family farm in Virginia, where they...
George from Maple Grove, Minnesota, was driving through West Virginia and stopped at Grandview outside Beckley. The view of the New River Gorge was indeed so grand that he texted a picture to friends and family with the message, What a gorgeous view...