Grandfather was Queer: Early American Wags And Eccentrics from Colonial Times To The Civil War

358 pp. "Not only was grandfather queer, but he consorted with the maddest, gayest, most ribald wags and eccentrics that ever lived. And Richardson Wright tells all about them. From old town histories and obscure country presses, he has gathered together an assortment of the odd sticks and merry wags who crowded the Early American scene."