80 White Candles for Birthday Party Decorations

What did you do for your 80th birthday? You haven’t got there yet? Writer Jerry Peterson has. He had a party. James Early came at the age of 102, the second oldest man in Kansas. He also put in an appearance when he was much younger. The Fish came, a great little detective you’ve met before. And Tubby Smith. He’s new to you, coming from his favorite hangout, The Nevermind Tap. And Clint Boone, also new to you, a foreign correspondent with the International News Service. An INS competitor came, Walter Cronkite, as did Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, Lowell Thomas, Richard Nixon, and one-time U.S. Treasury Secretary William Simon. You’ll meet them all and many more in this new anthology, Jerry’s stories—83 in total—his gift to you on his 80th birthday.