The Paratrooper of Mechanic Avenue explained

The Paratrooper of Mechanic Avenue
Author:Lester Goran
Country:United States
Language:English
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin
Release Date:1960
Media Type:Print (hardback)
Pages:243
Oclc:1673143

The Paratrooper of Mechanic Avenue is the first novel by the American writer Lester Goran. It is set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and spans a time period from the Great Depression to the postwar era.

It tells the story of Ike-o Hartwell, born into the fictional Pittsburgh slum of Sobaski's Stairway, and how he learns to survive amid the neon glow of pawn shops and poolrooms on Mechanic Avenue peopled by racketeers, pimps, gangs, and ward heelers. Then the army drafts him for the Korean War. After a dishonorable discharge, he dresses as a paratrooper and expects a hero's s welcome back on Mechanic Avenue.

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