F. Hopkinson Smith, painter, engineer and storyteller, gathers tales of people life has pushed down: a girl named Samanthy North, a young mail-thief, a riverboat captain, a country doctor, a paper-hanger trusted with a family secret. Many are told by the people themselves, in their own voices, as the narrator asks why such things should be.
Humane, anecdotal stories in the tradition of American local colour, with an eye always on the overlooked. Download the free EPUB.