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Hildago's Beard, a book by Conger Beasley, Jr.Entry/Object ID
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Hildago's Beard, A California Fantasy, the first novel by Conger Beasley, Jr. The author is a St. Joseph native. Fiction. "Navy Dypes is twenty-seven-years old and lives at the bottom of a swimming pool in Palm Springs, California. By an "act of will", he has changed himself into a fish--complete with gills and scales--much to the chagrin of this father, who devises an insidious cure for his son's "affliction". But Navy is determined to retain his new identity, for it is only in the water that his consciousness is expanded beyond the limits of human sensibility. In Ensenada, Mexico, a message in the bust of Miguel Hildago promises him the ability to communicate to all creatures, great and small. Along the way, Navy encounters a fabulous assortment of characters, may who sympathize with his quest, as well as a few who don't.
Conger Beasely, Jr. was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, and was educated in New York City. He was a college professor, political speech writer, and publications editor. He lived in Kansas City. He has authored at least a dozen books, and short stories, many on the American West. He co-wrote "Zero Dark Thirty" which became a movie.
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St. Joseph Authors, Fiction, Beasley, Conger, Jr.Book Details
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Conger Beasley, Jr.Place Published
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