When a young journalist returns from World War II to his Mississippi hometown, he tries to change the town -- the town where "nothing ever changes." "A Kiss for a Yankee Dime" bristles with southern realities, humor and characters like Dr. Gibson, who keeps peacocks on his front lawn. He lives next door to the town bootlegger, Mr. Upchurch, who sells whiskey hidden in watermelons, and lives two houses from his cousin, Sheriff Upchurch, and Hitler, the menacing rooster. Cordie and her mother, Willa, try to put sparkle into their town -- Cordie by writing letters to powerful (famous) people,...
When a young journalist returns from World War II to his Mississippi hometown, he tries to change the town -- the town where "nothing ever changes." "...
