Greer, Robert O2026-02-0519891989b18375091https://hdl.handle.net/2144/52183Thesis (M.A.)--Boston UniversityThe DeSoto was a junker, a candidate for cinderblocks. It appeared at Raymond's on one of those sultry midwestern dog days of August. 1962. The next day, Monroe was washing it, in one of the repair bays, and referring to it as his ride. A week passed before I realized that it didn't have an engine. When Monroe caught me peeking under the hood, he nearly took my head off...en-USPLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you.The ride and other storiesThesis/Dissertation1171901507130399187635080001161