If he lost that, it meant that he lost everything. Hunter does a nice job in Hot Springs recreating the years after World War Il. He shows the anxieties of the veterans, and contrasts these worries with an economy beginning to boom. He gives us cameo treatments of different movie stars and politicians, sketches ranging from Harry Truman to Mickey Rooney, that help bring alive this era in United States history. Fans of the Swagger saga will find Hunter at the top of his form in Hot Springs .
Newcomers are in for a treat.
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