The Shoeshine Boy

Based on true stories from the life of the author, The Shoeshine Boy is a story about a lad who was forced by circumstance into close association with the roughest elements of the worldly southwestern honky-tonk scene. How the author was able to not only survive, but also to prosper while growing up in this environment, without being scarred and disillusioned with life, is the heart of this fascinating story.