The Penny Wars

About the Book

"Baker continuously turns laughter into pain, then back again, yet always leaving the wound of truth." -The New York Times Book Review "Baker is still the jabberwocky with jaws that bite, tickling the reader into laughter with his left claw while his right one holds a shiv." -Life Magazine "A mixture of laughter and tears expressed by a writer of rare discernment and powerful, lucid style." -Los Angeles Times "Extraordinarily well-written and shatteringly funny." -Saturday Review

About the Author

Elliott Baker was born in Buffalo, New York in 1922, He has published fifteen books, including ten novels, and written numerous theatrical and television films. In 1997, Indiana University honored him with the Presidents Medal for Excellence ?for making a positive and profound impact in the literary field?.