Back in print, the first novel from literary giant Nelson Algren.
Nelson Algren (1909-1981) was an American writer known for his novels about the poor. His first novel, Somebody in Boots, relates the wanderings of Cass McCay, a poor Texas drifter during the Great Depression, who ends up among the down-and-outs of Chicago. Among Algren's many honors was a National Book Award for the novel The Man with the Golden Arm.
