Whiskey Road by Sharkey, Parkey (Arnold) and Paul Coates - 1961

East Palo Alto, CA: Parkey Sharkey. Very Good. 1961. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This is a trade sized paperback book with illustrated cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The cardstock covers have some fading and toning, especially to the cover edges. The text pages are clean and bright. This correspondence between Parkey Sharkey and Paul Coates "Paul V. Coates (March 10, 1921 – November 16, 1968) was an American print and television journalist. He was known for his popular daily newspaper column and as the host of the syndicated tabloid-style television series Confidential File, developed by Coates and Irvin Kershner (1923–2010). " (from Wikipedia) "Arnold, the son of John and Annie Sharkey, became one of the town's most colorful "characters." "Parkey" Sharkey, as he called himself, was a newspaper reporter's meal–ticket during the 1940s and 1950s—eccentric taxi driver, radio and TV clown for spot appearances, boxer and wrestler, writer, bon vivant, and scofflaw. " (from the Palo Alto Stanford Heritage website) .