SIGNED - Charlie the Mole and Other Droll Souls by Howard Jacobs (1973, HC, DJ)

Description: CHARLIE THE MOLE And Other Droll Souls BY HOWARD JACOBS Illustrated by Eldon Pletcher From wistful Charlie the Mole, a gnome-like vagabond who established a thriving hobo hotel beneath the criminal courts building, to hapless Enrique Alferez, whose attempts to induce a chimpanzee to commit suicide unexpectedly boomeranged-a bizarre cast of authentic New. Orleans characters is presented in this fascinating collection of Run-yonesque profiles. Charlie the Mole leads this unconventional parade of non-traditional folk heroes —quaint and quixotic figures who share a common bond of wit and whimsy, an unorthodox approach to the commonplace, and a simple, earthy view of life's problems and pleasures. More conventional Orleanians are also included as a result of diete tavolve-ment in various eye-catching situations and episodes. Their names are often as colorful as their antics: Broadway Johnny the Fox Cox, Lou the Pitch, Suicide Simon, Roger-the-Lodger, Leapin' Lou Messina, the Chaplain of Bourbon Street, and a score of others, including a bevy of aptly named ecdysiasts who ply their trade in the fleshpots along unregenerate Bourbon Street. These denizens of a misty underworld embellish the charm that will always characterize romantic New Or-leans. (continued on back flap)

Price: 19.95 USD

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

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