Jigsaw Jackson

"Potato farmer and fix-it man extraordinaire J. Jupiter Jackson is convinced by a smooth-talking puzzle peddler to parlay his lightning-quick jigsaw-solving skill into fame and fortune. The two hit the road, dazzling crowds...but despite the peddlers assertion that 'You're big potatoes now,' Jackson grows homesick....This rattling fine yarn has elements of a tall tale and Birchman relates the story with gusto, its gleeful excesses mirrored in San Souici's merry watercolors....It's a rompif ever there was one."--Publishers Weekly.