BEASLEY, JR. , CONGER — Hidalgo's Beard a California Fantasy

Kansas City, MO: Andrews and McMeel, Inc, 1979. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0836261003. This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. " He returned to the Kansas City area to teach American Literature at Park University. In 1966, he married Betsy McCoy of Saint Joseph; the couple soon left for seven months in rural England, where Conger wrote his first novel, Hidalgo's Beard: A California Fantasy, an example of the literary and linguistic innovation that powered Conger Beasley's writing through dozens of books in multiple genres. Returning to Kansas City, he worked with Universal Press Syndicate, Andrews McMeel Publishers, as one of their first employees. During that time, he had steady book- review work with The National Catholic Reporter." (from his obituary). Very Good+ .