Taps for Private Tussie Author:Jesse Stuart Pike ilustrated cover, note that this is a trade paperback from 1943 with usual mottling on white. Old trades aren't pretty, but this is such a story! — reveiw of this incredible book: — http://rivervices.blogspot.com/2006/07/tips-from-private-tussie.html — Soldier Kim Tussie's death brings his widow, Aunt Vittie, $10,000 in insurance money, which ... more »Grandpa and Grandma promptly help her spend. Through the eyes of innocent young Sid Tussie, we see what happens when a poor mountain clan comes into sudden wealth. Here is high comedy, as forty-six Tussies pack themselves into their new "mansion" and proceed to live the good life.« less