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246 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1957
"He found a pencilled spot on the worn counter and wrote a sum under “Drunk Woman.” The total now came to $2.03, which he never hoped to see. But Ida [his wife] would nag if she noticed a new figure so he reduced the amount to $1.61. His peace – the little he lived with – was worth forty-two cents."


'He gave everything away that he owned, every cent, all his clothes off his back. He enjoyed to be poor. He said poverty was a queen and he loved her like she was a beautiful woman.'
Sam shook his head. 'It ain't beautiful, kiddo. To be poor is dirty work.'
'He took a fresh view of things.'