My Search for Jazzbo Jones

<p><span style=color: rgba(83 90 98 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Ethan Hirsh has given us a soulfully rich and vivid memoir. With its combination of subtle humor and characters </span><em style=color: rgba(83 90 98 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>My Search for Jazzbo Jones </em><span style=color: rgba(83 90 98 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>will connect with readers early on and keep them absorbed to the end. Classic cars camaraderie and the coming of age Ethan's memoir is inspirational and beautifully written capturing the essence of a deep friendship and the exhaustive search to find answers. - Dr. David W. Carter author of </span><em style=color: rgba(83 90 98 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Mayday Over Wichita</em></p><p></p><p>​​​​​​​... for me it was a page-turner. .... I highly recommend this one to you. - <em>Mensa Bulletin</em></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(83 90 98 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>---</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(83 90 98 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Written as a tribute to the unusual older student he befriended in college this real-life memoir adventure retraces the author's life as he searches for clues about the horrific crash that blinded his friend many years before they met. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(83 90 98 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The story weaves keen observation nostalgia and humor in its portrayal of Jim Beeson a colorfully complex character from small-town Kansas who overcame adversity and loss to become an outspoken advocate for the blind in Houston. Even though Beeson and Hirsh differed in age background and education Beeson's outgoing personality and unlikely mentorship had a lifelong positive impact beyond simply teaching the author about mechanics when they overhauled a 1954 Ford. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(83 90 98 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Touching on issues of blindness and resilience in the face of tragedy </span><em style=color: rgba(83 90 98 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>My Search for Jazzbo Jones </em><span style=color: rgba(83 90 98 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>includes vivid recollections of personal history and the JFK assassination civil rights the Vietnam draft and even an encounter with Cuba's Che Guevara. After more than a decade of online detective work Hirsh ultimately delivers far more raw facts than he ever expected about that fiery wreck on a Wichita racetrack.</span></p>