Dove Findhom is a naive country boy who busts out of Hicksville, in pursuit of a better life in New Orleans. Amongst the prostitutes, bootleggers and hustlers of the old French Quarter, he finds only hopelessness, crime and despair. His quest uncovers a harrowing grotesque of the American Dream. Thi...

Dove Findhom is a naive country boy who busts out of Hicksville, in pursuit of a better life in New Orleans. Amongst the prostitutes, bootleggers and hustlers of the old French Quarter, he finds only hopelessness, crime and despair. His quest uncovers a harrowing grotesque of the American Dream. This book has inspired Lou Reed's famous song.