About The Book
Drawing on such unique sources as the author's unpublished letters, Business records, and obscure Family recollections, Tappan Wilder's Afterword adds a special dimension to the reissue of this hilarious tale about goodness in a fallen world.
Meet George Marvin Brush -- Don Quixote come to Main Street in the Great Depression, and one of Thornton Wilder's most memorable characters. George Brush, a traveling textbook salesman, is a fervent Religious convert who is determined to lead a good life. With sad and sometimes hilarious consequences, his travels take him through Smoking cars, bawdy houses, banks, and campgrounds from Texas to Illinois -- and into the Soul of America itself.