Product Description
Who lives in Andoshen, Pa.? Wards of Darryl Ponicsan'smemory and imagination: Shakey the Cop, Thunder Przwalski, the Reader at thecigar factory, Duncan, who once gave Willie Mosconi a good game, Kayo Mackey,said to be the only boy ever to hurt Gene Tunney in the ring, Stump Bonomo,Champion of the Tri-County Finger League, and various others who managed a coaltown kind of immortality. The poverty of Andoshen is as rich as that ofTortilla Flat or Cannery Row. It is a unique additon to the literary map of theworld.
About the Author
Darryl Ponicsan, author and screenwriter, divides his time betweenSeattle and the California wine country. He is currently at work on another novel.